Capitalism Had a Beginning and Will Someday End

JACOBIN
04.01.2026

Interview with Sven Beckert

Historian Sven Beckert on where the capitalist system came from, what keeps it alive, and what it would take to bring it down.

Interview by Loren Balhorn

Will Operation Epic Fury Affect the Midterm Elections?

COUNCIL on FOREIGN RELATIONS
An unpopular war with Iran will put more political pressure on Republican congressional candidates the longer it persists.

Published April 3, 2026

By James M. Lindsay

Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

Loomer, Fox and 'a RINO': Inside Trump's earthquake endorsement in California

MAGA allies had long been laying the groundwork for Trump’s endorsement of Steve Hilton in California’s gubernatorial race.

04/06/2026

By Blake Jones, Dasha Burns, Jeremy B. White, Lindsey Holden, 

Dustin Gardiner and Melanie Mason

SACRAMENTO, California — Donald Trump’s intervention in the California governor’s race caught much of the state’s political establishment by surprise. It shouldn’t have.

Middle East war means 'all roads' lead to higher prices, slower growth, IMF chief says

By Andrea Shalal

April 6, 2026

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo 

Summary

• War has reduced global oil supply by 13%, Georgieva says
• Middle East conflict to dominate IMF, World Bank meetings
• Barring war, IMF had expected small upgrades in outlook
• Now forecasts for growth will be cut, even if war ends soon

TMZ’s Harvey Levin Believes New Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Is Legit, Despite FBI Not Pursuing | Video

THEWRAP. After a period of inactivity, the digital news site received a new ransom note the morning Savannah Guthrie returned to host "Today"
Benjamin Lindsay
Mon, 6 April 2026

Live updates: Trump warns Iran that Hormuz deadline is final - Iran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal

Iran has warned of a “more severe and expansive” response if President Trump follows through on his expletive-laden threat to strike energy infrastructure and bridges.

April 06, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT

By NBC News

WATCH LIVE: NASA's Artemis II crew is flying around the moon today

The crew of NASA's Artemis II will make its closest approach to the moon on Monday afternoon after launching from Kennedy Space Center last week.

April 6, 2026

Heard on Morning Edition

By Brendan Byrne

It marks a critical milestone of the agency's Orion space capsule, sending humans on a mission to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. As the capsule loops around the moon, the astronauts will reach farther into space than humans have ever ventured. NASA's live coverage began at 1:00 p.m.

Artemis II astronauts prepare for historic Moon flyby

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will journey around the Moon, marking a major milestone in the Artemis II mission. The historic flyby promises not only breathtaking views and tense moments of radio silence, but also groundbreaking achievements in human spaceflight and exploration.
06/04/2026 
By: FRANCE 24

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the Moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis II's lunar mission.

Trump's ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker

April 3, 2026
By Rachel Treisman

President Trump's dreams of a White House ballroom have highlighted what was once a relative secret: the construction of a military bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing.

The administration started knocking down the East Wing in October to make way for Trump's long-desired White House ballroom, a project that will cost at least $300 million. The plan has drawn disapproval from members of the public and ire from architectural and conservation groups, one of which sued to block it back in December.

Scientists Finally Crack Decades-Old Mystery Behind Statins’ Painful Side Effects

April 4, 2026

By SciTechDaily.com

A hidden effect of statins on muscle cells may explain why some patients cannot tolerate them

For millions of people, statins are a daily safeguard against heart attacks and strokes. But for about 1 in 10 users, these widely prescribed drugs come with an unexpected tradeoff—persistent muscle pain, fatigue, and weakness that can be severe enough to make patients stop taking them altogether.

Young German men refusing military service

POLITICSGERMANY

Nina Werkhäuser

04/04/2026April 4, 2026

Military service remains voluntary in Germany. However, with the Bundeswehr needing more soldiers, conscription could soon return. But an increasing number of young men are choosing to opt out.

Why Oil Prices Just Soared 70% Despite A U.S. Supply Glut. Here Are The Surprise Winners And Losers

By Peter Cohan
Senior Contributor, covers stocks
Apr 05, 2026

Forbes

Summary

• Despite a U.S. energy surplus, oil prices soared up to 70% since late February due to global market trading and the Strait of Hormuz cutting 20% of world supply.
• This global integration, solidified by the 2015 U.S. export ban repeal, led to significant price hikes across WTI crude, gasoline, and diesel.
• Energy stocks saw massive gains, some over 60%, alongside certain AI-related hardware firms, while software companies suffered sharp declines from AI displacement fears.

Iran hits Israeli industrial zone for third time, strikes critical energy infrastructure across Gulf

IDF investigating failure to intercept projectile that struck Neot Hovav, home to a toxic waste dump, causing damage but no injuries; regime targets civilian facilities in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

This Was the Moment Donald Trump Lost His Mojo

The Breakdown

He’s forgotten the thing that first got him elected

Jonathan Cohn

Apr 05, 2026

DONALD TRUMP LAST WEEK gave an unexpectedly candid riff on his governing priorities—and, in the process, revealed that he’s losing one of his most important political skills.

Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly

The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz, Christopher Flavelle, 

Emily Cochrane and Glenn Thrush

April 5, 2026

US special forces rescue second F-15 airman from Iran

By Phil Stewart and Menna Alaa El-Din, Reuters
Apr 5, 2026, 06:40 AM

U.S. special forces rescued a downed airman in Iran in a complex operation that averted a potential crisis for President Donald Trump, as the war entered its sixth week with little sign of progress in diplomatic efforts for a resolution.

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman

President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

April 5, 2026 

Aaron Boxerman, Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper, 

Eric Schmitt, and David E. Sanger

Here’s the latest.

President Trump on Sunday escalated his threats to bomb Iranian power plants within the next two days and taunted the country’s leaders in an expletive-laden social media post.

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

Story by Laura Paddison, CNN
Mar 30, 2026

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than 340 million people.