HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

AOC, Buttigieg, Newsom all appear to be running for president. But should they be?

ANALYSIS: Kamala Harris is the frontrunner, Josh Shapiro is in the hunt, and AOC has a tough choice ahead. Eric Garcia weighs in on the invisible presidential primary

The Independent UK · Aug 11

'Keep Your Word': Bernie Sanders Urges OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic to Pause AI Development

Senator Bernie Sanders urges OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to halt AI development, warning of risks and calling for safety commitments. He hints at Senate intervention if ignored.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11

First Thing: Colombia reels after major earthquake kills at least 130

Buildings collapse and more than 470 people hurt in 7.4-magnitude quake. Plus, in such a vast universe why is there no sign of aliens?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Bernie Sanders Tells AI CEOs To Hit The Brakes, Warns Congress Will Step In If They Don't

Bernie Sanders said leading AI companies should honor their own safety commitments before increasingly powerful systems become too difficult to control.

International Business Times · Aug 10

Trump's immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota's bruising Senate primary

Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary pits establishment-backed Angie Craig against progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, with immigration emerging as a key divide. Flanagan has targeted Craig’s past support for tougher immigration enforcement, while Craig stresses her experience winning competitive elections.

The Economic Times · Aug 9

‘Bernie Sanders agrees with it all’: Bill Maher says Trump is more ‘socialist’ than Democrats over the government’s stake in Intel and Nvidia deals

The government now holds stakes in multiple companies.

We Got This Covered · Aug 9

‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift

With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership

The Guardian - US · Aug 9

Bill Maher accuses Trump of embracing ‘socialism’ over Nvidia and Intel deals

The ‘Real Time’ host claimed the administration’s actions mirrored policies favored by Sen. Bernie Sanders

The Independent UK · Aug 8

Democrats Want To Tax AI Companies for Job Losses That Haven't Happened

The proposed tax would rise with unemployment and fund a new federal jobs program—even though AI has yet to cause mass unemployment.

Reason · Aug 7

Democrats have a working-class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve

Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single question: How can Democrats win back the working class?

The Conversation · Aug 7