The Scoop Every Thursday afternoon, a cadre of state AFL-CIO leaders meets on Zoom to advance a shared project: the “Contract with Working Americans,” a populist economic platform they devised independently of the national AFL-CIO. These calls are a new organizing tactic for labor, which historically leads top down from ...
Day: October 7, 2026
The US has backed Libya’s Haftar clan. The UK should not make the same mistake | LettersThe US has backed Libya’s Haftar clan. The UK should not make the same mistake | Letters
Steven Kay says Britain should act independently and in a role consistent with its status as a member of the UN security council Patrick Wintour’s report (Libyan unity talks upended as warlord’s son linked to drone attacks on fuel facilities, 3 October) should not surprise anyone concerned with the attempts ...
Why are the Democratic Socialists of America so successful? | Akin OllaWhy are the Democratic Socialists of America so successful? | Akin Olla
There’s an unsung reason for the organization’s success even as other leftwing groups face a bumpy road A lot has been written recently in an effort to understand the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and how we’ve risen to such prominence in a short time. It is clear that we ...
Will Venable: the White Sox manager who used basketball tactics to transform a baseball loserWill Venable: the White Sox manager who used basketball tactics to transform a baseball loser
The White Sox were one of the worst teams in MLB history. Now they are just five wins from a place in the World Series The postgame celebration songs pounded through the Bluetooth speakers in the Chicago White Sox clubhouse on Monday night, minutes after the team’s playoff victory over ...
‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and Niles‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and Niles
From a breathless tango to a kiss that sent fans wild, the pair crafted a sensational seven-year TV crush. The real-life best friends talk first impressions, Casablanca moments – and having hot husbands Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan on their heart-melting TV romance “Dr Crane, your glockenspiel has sprung to ...
Tents, night-vision goggles, bear tracking kits – and even books: America’s first nature library opensTents, night-vision goggles, bear tracking kits – and even books: America’s first nature library opens
As well as books, the new facility in Colorado offers hundreds of kits to connect people with the natural world. We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it Mark Fink knows exactly why he opened the first public nature library in the US. “There are a ...
‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death
Jonathan the tortoise, the world’s oldest living land animal, is still chugging along at the ripe age of roughly 194. Now, scientists have discovered some of the secrets to Jonathan’s longevity by sequencing his genome for the first time, according to a study published Wednesday in Science Advances. Jonathan, a ...
‘Undue emotional weight’‘Undue emotional weight’
Howdy, it’s hump day and we’re rolling along. Today we’ve got an update on a very strange case involving a man whose image was resurrected from the dead via AI and made to appear in front of a judge to announced “forgiveness” of his murderer. 404 Media contributor Matthew Gault ...
Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homesBadenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Tory leader says her party is “coming back”, as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat. ...
Chris Mason: Tories united behind Badenoch – but party still needs to win over votersChris Mason: Tories united behind Badenoch – but party still needs to win over voters
Kemi Badenoch has the support of her party but the Tories still trail Labour and Reform in opinion polls. ...