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Defiant Iran accuses US of ‘piracy’ over Strait of Hormuz blockade, taunts Trump over gas prices
A defiant Iran on Monday accused the US of “piracy” following President Trump’s vow to block the Strait of Hormuz — as the regime taunted that the looming blockade would soon make Americans “nostalgic” for $4 gas. Iran’s armed forces claimed Trump’s threat to block Iranian ports and restrict vessels in international waters from 10 a.m.
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West Wilson leaves Amanda Batula’s apartment with shoes in hand after first public date since romance bombshell
West Wilson did the walk of shame the morning after he and Amanda Batula had their first public date since confirming their romance. Wilson was pictured leaving Batula’s NYC apartment on Saturday around 1:30 p.m. with his shoes and overnight bag in hand. The 31-year-old wore an all black outfit including a long-sleeved Nike shirt,
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San Pedro residents fight plans to put an addiction recovery center in their neighborhood
More than 200 people who live near a proposed addiction recovery center in San Pedro protested at the site Sunday afternoon, arguing the facility — which would share property with or displace a nursing home — is a bad fit for the neighborhood. Some residents are hopeful that a Tuesday evening town hall meeting will
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‘Clearly a psychopath’: Theorist warns ‘morally insane’ USA has bigger problems than Trump
President Donald Trump’s return to power is a damning indictment of American society, according to a political theorist. And his prosecution of the war in Iran is a demonstration of his bottomless unfitness for office. Alan Elrod recently published a piece for Liberal Currents analyzing Trump’s second presidency and what it means for the future
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Coal’s fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating
WASHINGTON — Before Donald Trump returned to the White House, the Biden administration and many electric utilities were building a future dominated by renewable energy. They aimed to replace coal, slashing greenhouse gases and reducing air pollution that kills more than a thousand people annually. Dozens of coal plants — emitting as much planet-warming pollution as 27
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A Fine Country for Old Men
Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places—Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies—where only death could pry power from the ruling elders. American gerontocracy is exceptional for being freely elected. Donald Trump will soon be an octogenarian, and is president in part because the preceding octogenarian, Joe Biden, did not want to admit his senescence. The median
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Coachella 2026: The 21 most memorable moments from the fest’s 25th-anniversary weekend
Coachella’s 25th anniversary was more than just a milestone in the festival’s history, it’s a year that showcased its vitality and vision for the future—and yes, it’s still a great place to take a selfie. While the amount of great music we absorbed as a staff left us a little delirious, it ensured we’d have
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The lesson behind Argentina’s miracle recovery — after rolling back socialism
Capitalism remains undefeated. In 2023, over 100 leading economists from around the world, including progressive darling Thomas Piketty, signed a letter warning that “far-right” Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei’s policies, which were “rooted in laissez-faire economics,” would cause “devastation,” spike inflation, expand poverty and worsen unemployment. Celebrated economists never penned any open letters warning that
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Pop singer pokes fun at Justin Bieber’s bizarre Coachella 2026 performance: ‘What the f–k?’
What did he mean? Pop singer Zara Larrson shared her candid reaction to Justin Bieber’s Coachella 2026 performance via TikTok on Sunday. “It’s giving let’s smoke and watch YouTube,” the 28-year-old wrote over footage of herself and her friends streaming Saturday’s headlining set from the Indio, California, music festival. Zara Larsson joked about Justin Bieber’s
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He did everything right. His Los Angeles parking fine kept growing anyway
Paul Cook wasn’t about to fold — not with Mohandas Gandhi’s words ringing in his ears. Never mind that the issue at the center of the David-versus-Goliath fight was a parking ticket that he could afford to pay. Never mind that if he was the David, then the Goliath was the Los Angeles Department of