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5/17/2024
13 : 5
Is Trump orchestrating a new criminal conspiracy?
In recent days, several high-profile Republican political figures have traveled to the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Donald Trump is on trial. Outside the courthouse, they addressed the media and
5/17/2024
12 : 54
The myth of "woke" indoctrination at American universities
According to some prominent billionaires, political pundits, and media figures, American universities have undergone a radical transformation. Institutions of higher learning in the United States, they
5/14/2024
10 : 34
Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term
Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, boasts that he "broke Roe v. Wade." In the aftermath, according to Trump, "states are working very brilliantly
5/13/2024
10 : 34
The real cancel culture
In 2020, Bari Weiss quit her job as an editor and writer at the New York Times editorial page in a huff. In her public resignation letter, Weiss argued that she was forced out because the paper had
5/9/2024
10 : 34
Elon Musk's piggy bank
Tesla, as a publicly traded company, does not exist to serve the interests of Elon Musk, its CEO. Rather, it must act in the interests of all its shareholders. The electric car company ran into some
5/8/2024
10 : 34
UPDATE: Congressman Collins feels the heat
Last Friday, Congressman Mike Collins (R-GA) endorsed the conduct of student counterprotesters at the University of Mississippi. Collins posted a video on X showing a counterprotester heckling a Black
5/7/2024
10 : 34
The right-wing uproar about Title IX
For the last 50 years, Title IX has had an extraordinary impact on the nature of higher education in the United States. Passed in 1972 as an amendment to the Higher Education Act, Title IX prohibits
5/6/2024
10 : 34
Congressman praises racist heckling. Will his corporate backers stand by him?
On Thursday, Jaylin Smith, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi, participated in a small, non-violent protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Smith and the other protesters were greeted
5/3/2024
13 : 4
Rattling the cages of the powerful
In March 2020, I took down Popular Information's paywall. Since then, each edition of Popular Information (791 newsletters!) has been freely available to everyone. Over the last four years, we'
5/2/2024
10 : 34
Immigrants are saving the American economy
In his 2024 campaign, like his previous campaigns, Trump is pitting native-born Americans against immigrants. Sometimes, this is expressed through rank bigotry. Trump has claimed repeatedly that
5/1/2024
10 : 34
Trump backs surveillance and prosecution of women to enforce abortion bans
As part of an extensive interview with Time Magazine, former President Donald Trump expanded on what abortion access would look like in the United States in a potential second term. Trump laid out a
4/30/2024
10 : 34
The biggest political deception of 2024
In the 2024 presidential election, one of the central attacks that Trump and his political allies are levying against Biden is that Biden is responsible for a "migrant crime" wave. The
4/29/2024
10 : 34
Why millions of Americans may lose internet access tomorrow
In 2024, reliable access to high-speed internet is no longer a luxury; it is a basic necessity. From job applications to managing personal finances and completing school work, internet access is an
4/25/2024
10 : 34
The largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk. Shareholders are fighting back.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 14 states have imposed near-total abortion bans. (Arizona may soon join them.) While all of these states include exemptions to save the life
4/24/2024
10 : 34
Money talks
Some publications treat the 2024 election like a horserace — it's all about who is up and who is down. Popular Information follows the money. Here are a few highlights from our reporting over the
4/23/2024
10 : 44
A historic victory for unions
On April 19, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that workers at a Volkswagen auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The union won by a
4/22/2024
10 : 34
Columbia University protests and the lessons of "Gym Crow"
In the early morning hours of April 30, 1968, then-Columbia University President Grayson Kirk summoned the NYPD to arrest hundreds of student protestors. About 1000 police officers arrived on campus
4/18/2024
10 : 34
Senate nominee bankrolled by far-right activist trashing MLK and the Civil Rights Act
Last month, Bernie Moreno won the Republican nomination for US Senate in Ohio. Moreno benefited from an early endorsement from Turning Point Action, the far-right activist group founded by Charlie Kirk
4/17/2024
10 : 34
Meet the people spending $800,000 or more to make Trump the next president
Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, was recently found liable for sexual assault, and has been charged with 88 felonies. Trump is currently spending four days a week at the
4/16/2024
10 : 34
Who pays on Tax Day
Yesterday was the last day for Americans to file their 2023 taxes on time. What is the biggest difference between Tax Day this year and Tax Day in 1980? Millionaires pay a lot less. Between 1945 and