Republicans Aim to Decimate Abortion Access in Post-Roe Haven States
People gather to protest the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on June 24 in Raleigh, N.C. (photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images) In North Carolina, GOP leaders…
Another Putin Foe Meets a Grim Soviet-Era Fate
Anne Applebaum/The Atlantic go to original As former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s health worsens in prison, so do prospects for democracy in Georgia. Sixteen months after his arrest, Mikheil Saakashvili…
Saturday sees a spate of arrests and convictions for various anti-war and opposition actions in Russia
Picture from last year's arrests. On February 4, several people were arrested or sentenced in Russia on various charges related to anti-war or pro-Navalny actions. In the Oryol region, Alexander…
Gigantic ‘alien’ comet spotted heading straight for the sun
Scientists have spotted an enormous, 'alien' iceball streaking straight towards the sun. The 3.7 mile-wide (6 kilometers) comet, called 96P/Machholz 1, is thought to have come from somewhere outside our solar system,…