Yotam Marom, a key figure in the Occupy Wall Street movement, reflects on its demise due to 'politics of powerlessness' and discusses the left's current path to building strategic power through movements and elected officials.
Progressive groups and lawmakers are scrambling to find a new candidate for the Maine Senate race after Graham Platner withdrew following sexual assault allegations. Our Revolution endorsed Troy Jackson, while others consider their options amid a compressed party process.
Progressive groups and lawmakers are scrambling to find a new candidate for the Maine Senate race after Graham Platner withdrew following sexual assault allegations. Our Revolution endorsed Troy Jackson, while others consider their options amid a compressed nomination process.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposed barring elected officials and the president from issuing or sponsoring their own digital assets, citing Donald and Melania Trump's memecoins. The move aims to prevent self-dealing and strengthen consumer protections.
Donald Trump's 2025 financial disclosure reveals extensive crypto holdings, including memecoins, NFTs, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, valued in the hundreds of millions. This comes as the CLARITY Act, aimed at regulating digital assets and addressing conflicts of interest for officials, faces stalled negotiations.
Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok congratulated the newly elected officials of the proposed Gwangju-Jeonnam Special City, urging them to create genuine coexistence and sustainable growth and to address the reality of regional extinction.
Multiple elected officials in Jeonbuk, including the governor-elect and education superintendent-elect, are under police investigation for alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act. Allegations range from vote-buying and defamation to bribery and real estate speculation.
Jeon Jae-soo, the newly elected mayor of Busan from the Democratic Party, and other elected officials from the party visited Chungnyeolsa Temple in Busan and the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun in Gimhae, Gyeongnam. Jeon expressed regret over the loss of a seat in Busan and vowed to reflect on the party's shortcomings.
The US Senate is set to resume consideration of the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill passed by the House. The bill, which aims to give more authority to the commodities regulator over digital assets, faces debate over stablecoins and ethics provisions, with a potential Senate vote by August.
President Trump's pardons of 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators convicted of corruption, along with dismantling the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, undermine the fight against public corruption, according to legal experts.
