Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege.

WASHINGTON — Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital. Bills are under […]

“Questa è l’acqua ‘potabile’ dopo la costruzione di un data center”: Ocasio-Cortez mostra una fanghiglia marrone all’Agenzia per la protezione ambientale

“Avete riscontrato impatti negativi della costruzione di data center sulla qualità dell’acqua per gli americani?”. La deputata Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, due giorni fa, ha rivolto una serie di domande a Jessica Kramer, amministratrice a capo dell’Ufficio per le risorse idriche dell’Agenzia per la protezione ambientale (Epa) degli Stati Uniti, durante un’audizione alla commissione per l’energia e…

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‘The South Belongs to Us’: Voices, Signs and Scenes From Montgomery’s Voting Rights Rally

On the morning of Saturday, May 16, in Selma, Alabama, activists and organizers gathered near the Edmund Pettus Bridge before traveling to Montgomery for the “All Roads Lead to the South” national day of action protesting attacks on voting rights and Black political representation across the South.

The chants echoed through downtown Montgomery: “The power is with the people.” “We won’t go…

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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Push For A Hold On America’s AI Buildout

A potential collision between America’s AI infrastructure race and local backlash over resources and subsidies is brewing after Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a halt on new AI data center construction and upgrades until Congress passes broad AI legislation. What the Democrat duo aims to achieve for the said AI legislation would […]

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¿Podrían ser Marco Rubio y AOC los próximos candidatos a la Presidencia de EEUU?

Nuevas encuestas adelantan quienes podrían ser los candidatos para las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos en 2028. Aunque falta casi año y medio para esos comicios, los nombres del actual secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, y la congresista de extrema izquierda, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), se perfilan como los favoritos de sus partidos. Encuestas separadas de […]

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Will the far left take over the Democratic Party?

Will the 2028 presidential election look very different from what has so far been expected, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Squad and the party's radical wing, leading among Democrats, and Marco Rubio, who is not considered part of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement, holding a huge lead over Vice President JD Vance? The […]

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These Democrats Have a Real Chance of Being President

_You can watch this episode of_ Right Now With Perry Bacon _above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here._

We are already in the midst of the 2028 Democratic primary fight. No one has formally declared their candidacy, but former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Representative Ro Khanna, and others are traveling around the country and being…

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Transcript: These Democrats Have a Real Chance of Being President

This is a lightly edited transcript of the May 7 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.

Perry Bacon: Good afternoon. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of The New Republic show Right Now. I have two great guests today. Seth Masket is a professor at the University of Denver in political science. Mark Schmitt is…

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EXCLUSIVE: May Day Exposes How The Squad-Aligned Left Is Converting Street Chaos Into Real Political Power

Every year, May Day brings the same spectacle to Washington, D.C.: organized mobs of anti-Trump activists, many bused in, screaming outside the White House with unhinged signs like “86-47” combined with pro-Islamic messaging. But this year was different because it showed how the radical Left’s activist wing is now operating in lockstep with elected Democrats, […]

As Household Bills Soar, Activists Dream of a Green New Deal Remake

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans do not care about the climate crisis, only economic issues: That’s the message some wonks have put forth in the past year, as the Trump administration has dismantled environmental protections. But the shift away from climate is misguided, an influential group of…

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