The New M.I.A. Documentary Isn’t the Film She Would Have Made, But This One’s Probably Better
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Getting people to care about conflicts in faraway lands is a losing battle. But try telling that to 43-year-old Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam (stage name M.I.A.), whose family fled war-torn Sri Lanka for London when she was nine, leaving her “terrorist” father behind with the Tamil…
GOP Senate Candidate Calls Kavanaugh Allegation “Absurd” Because the Assault “Never Went Anywhere”
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republican Senate candidate Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were “absurd,” dismissing the claim because it involved teenagers who had been drinking and only attempted—not completed—rape. On Friday, as Senate Republicans were negotiating…
The Whole World Thinks Donald Trump Is a Flake
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s an interesting tidbit that’s been sitting in my RSS feed for a few weeks. It’s pretty obvious by now that we’ve lost the confidence of most of our longtime allies ever since Donald Trump was elected, but a group of political scientists decided to…
6 Siblings of Republican Congressman Endorse Democratic Opponent in Stunning Ad
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An extraordinary series of new campaign ads in Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District features six siblings of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) condemning the congressman in scathing terms to endorse Gosar’s Democratic challenger, Dr. David Brill. The siblings—Grace, David, Jennifer, Joan, Tim, and Gaston—speak candidly about the heartbreaking…
It’s Time to Start Ignoring Social Media
You should think long and hard before sharing this tweet with the world. Unfortunately, the people who most need this advice are the least likely to heed it. Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Carlos Maza says that social media is just one big dumpster fire: fake news, Russian trolls, misogynist…
Top Aide Leading GOP Response to Kavanaugh Allegations Resigns Amid Prior Sexual Harassment Claims
Alex Edelman/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A top aide advising the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee in their response to the sexual assault allegations leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh resigned on Saturday after NBC News uncovered evidence that he had been dismissed from a previous job over his own sexual…