Texas Observer readers, This is my first time writing to you in this space, though I’ve been writing for y’all for the last eight years. I started my journalism career as an intern here at the Observer in 2016. My only qualification then was that I worked at a migrant shelter and spoke Spanish, and […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, is but one of the growing factions of antisemitism within our government whose mission is to get President Biden reelected -- whatever it takes ("AOC hails 'peaceful' anti-Israel protests on college campuses," web, April 22).
If the Democrats and the Biden campaign think getting rid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will help Biden’s reelection chances, they are sorely mistaken.
Today on TAP: There’s still time for the U.S. to reverse course on Israel policy—but barely. Will Biden do it?
To the editor: Our voting choices may be "bleak" for some who feel the candidates do not fully represent or excite them. But what is more bleak is voter apathy, especially now in our current state of political upheaval? ("Biden and Trump’s main challenge? The apathetic voters who could decide the election," April 4) The ship of state is on fire, and we have people refusing to be part of the bucket brigade. Lives are at stake. But they don't like the captain, they complain that there are no fire...
In an election year, it is traditional for political parties to ask voters, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” This year, the answer should be a categorical no.
President Biden brushed off critiques about his age at what could be his last White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as the incumbent campaigns for another four years in the Oval Office. “The 2024 election is in full swing. And yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a six-year-old,” Biden said from
Almost all the Netherland’s mayors have signed a letter calling for action to combat rising anti-Semitism and to urge people to respect the May 4 traditions, when the Netherlands remembers its war dead. Extra security measures are being brought in for the Remembrance Day ceremony on the Dam in central Amsterdam to exclude protest actions and the number of people allowed to attend will be slashed to 10,000. The measures have been agreed by city mayor Femke Halsema and the police and are down to
There needs to be a watchdog over expenses endorsed by this administration.
The U.S. is expected to lose access to a critical drone base in Niger that it uses to fight ISIS in the Sahel.
Actor Michael Douglas shares his thoughts on the prospect of a second Biden term and the upcoming US presidential election: “This is probably the most important election of my lifetime.”
On the count of three, let's all say it together: "Never let a crisis go to waste." Even if you have to manufacture it.