Mercedes-Benz’s EQS electric SUV gets the Maybach treatment
The Maybach EQS SUV is only slightly more gaudy than the regular EQS. | Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz revealed a sumptuous new Maybach version of its all-electric EQS SUV today —…
Protests Erupt After White Man Shoots Black 16-Year-Old for Ringing Doorbell
Protests erupted on Sunday in a Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood after a white homeowner shot a Black teen twice after the teen mistakenly rang the man’s doorbell while trying to…
Lockheed Martin Got $106 From the Average Taxpayer, While Renewables Got Just $6
The average U.S. taxpayer in 2022 spent over four times as much on Pentagon contractors than on primary and secondary education, according to the annual Tax Day analysis published in…
McCarthy Slammed for “Pro-Starvation Agenda” to Force Cuts to Food Stamps
Progressives and Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) for including a plan to slash food assistance benefits in his latest list of demands on the…
A Draconian New Anti-LGBTQ Bill in Uganda Could Impose Death Penalty
Full interview with Ugandan LGBTQ activist Frank Mugisha about a draconian new anti-gay bill the country is on the verge of imposing, which makes it a crime to identify as…
WB announces a Harry Potter Quidditch multiplayer game
Image: Unbroken Studios / Portkey Games Warner Bros. has revealed the existence of a new Harry Potter game. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a competitive multiplayer game based on the…
Documentary Follows Guatemalan Journalist Who Went Undercover to Expose Genocide
For more than six years, Guatemalan-French director and producer Anaïs Taracena documented, collected footage, conducted interviews and researched the repressive regime of 1970s Guatemala. El Silencio del Topo (“Silence of…
Canada Has “Been Failing My Family for Over 100 Years,” Says Indigenous Activist
On May 16, 2022, the remains of Rebecca Contois, a member of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, was discovered in a garbage bin outside the home of the suspected murderer, Jeremy Skibicki.…
Republicans Attend NRA Convention the Same Weekend as 9 Mass Shootings
President Joe Biden has denounced Republicans’ allegiance to the gun lobby in response to a spate of mass shootings over the weekend, noting that many GOP presidential contenders spent the…
Twitter will label ‘hateful’ tweets when it restricts them
An example of the label you might see. | Image: Twitter Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules. The company…
