Striking New Data Reveals It: Trump’s Support Is Shakier Than It Seems

You’ve probably heard someone say we’re in the midst of a “racial realignment.” The idea: Donald Trump is surprisingly strong among nonwhite voters, helping explain why polling looks rough for President Biden. But political analyst Ron Brownstein has written an Continue reading Striking New Data Reveals It: Trump’s Support Is Shakier Than It Seems

Take the Houthi Support for Palestinian Liberation Seriously

Similarly, belittling Ansar Allah’s Palestine solidarity misrepresents it as some form of shrewd opportunism—a way to appeal to the mass pro-Palestine sentiment in Yemen and across the Arab world. Support for the Palestinian cause is, in fact, foundational to Ansar Continue reading Take the Houthi Support for Palestinian Liberation Seriously

The One Climate Policy All 2024 Candidates Support Is Actually Terrible

And despite the political marketing, there isn’t much that’s “renewable” about corn-based ethanol, beyond the ability to grow it year after year. Sown in conjunction with soybeans—another industrial crop whose main uses are livestock feed, processed food ingredients, exports, and Continue reading The One Climate Policy All 2024 Candidates Support Is Actually Terrible

Ron DeSantis Promises to Support “Mass Removal” of Palestinians in Gaza

The problems with ADL’s reporting methods have been obvious for some time to anyone paying close attention. As Eric Alterman wrote for The New Republic, the ADL has, since its founding, repeatedly changed its counting method—and then followed these periodic Continue reading Ron DeSantis Promises to Support “Mass Removal” of Palestinians in Gaza

Hot Strike Summer: Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Support Unions

A new poll from Gallup shows the vast majority of Americans approve of labor unions. Gallup found that 67 percent of Americans approve of unions nationwide, in a poll conducted earlier this month. This is the fifth consecutive year that Continue reading Hot Strike Summer: Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Support Unions