Liberal Reporting for 2026-09-08
Today’s news coverage from liberal media sources. Today's edition includes 51 articles from 11 sites. We chose these from 596 articles found on 17 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
MS NOW, Vox, Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories, The Guardian, The Intercept, NYT > Top Stories, World & Nation, BBC News, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Truthout.
Trump has staggered federal unions, but they refuse to be knocked out
Membership in the American Federation of Government Employees has fallen by about 25% during Donald Trump’s second term. The post Trump has staggered federal unions, but they refuse to be knocked out ...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Data centers are bringing Americans together
Protesters rally against data centers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 27, 2026. | Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images The data center backlash has entered ...
Vox
Sep 7, 2026 - vox.com
Gloria Steinem may have the answer for MAGA’s toxic gender politics
This latest iteration of the culture war is a backlash to a movement that has blossomed for nearly a century: American feminism. The post Gloria Steinem may have the answer for MAGA’s toxic gender pol...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Nevada Republicans are testing the 2028 case against Gavin Newsom
Gov. Joe Lombardo, one of the most vulnerable Republican governors this cycle, has zeroed in on a cross-border boogeyman in the Democratic governor of California.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - politico.com
Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna to ask their families about White House bid
At primary election events in New Hampshire, the Democratic lawmakers said they are considering whether to run for president in 2028. The post Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna to ask their families abo...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Everyone knows Susan Collins. Troy Jackson is still introducing himself.
The Maine Senate candidates took very different approaches to a major campaign weekend.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - politico.com
Mamdani creates office to help private-sector workers organize
The Mayor’s Office of Worker Power will provide resources and networking for employees to unionize and improve their workplace.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - politico.com
The fight over the ‘Obama switch’ shows how Trump weaponizes minor irritations
From low-flow showers to stop-start engines, the president turns his annoyances into indictments. The post The fight over the ‘Obama switch’ shows how Trump weaponizes minor irritations appeared first...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
California lawmakers split on how to spend $2.1B Meta payout
The state is set to receive the largest share from the major settlement deal.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - politico.com
Labor Day is a holiday. How about giving U.S. workers a paid break?
The United States is the only developed nation that does not require employers to offer workers as much as one paid day off a year. The post Labor Day is a holiday. How about giving U.S. workers a pai...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’A cluster of advocacy groups that boast veteran lawyers, voting experts and ex-judges have ...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Right-Wing Speech Crackdowns Turned Charlie Kirk Into a Meme
By elevating Kirk to a martyr, the right made his ridicule a logical reaction to their repression. The post Right-Wing Speech Crackdowns Turned Charlie Kirk Into a Meme appeared first on The Intercept...
The Intercept
Sep 7, 2026 - theintercept.com
The DSA’s late Senate challenge highlights an uncomfortable truth for New Hampshire Democrats
While it remains highly unlikely that Chris Pappas will actually lose his primary, this has been an improbable election cycle. The post The DSA’s late Senate challenge highlights an uncomfortable tru...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Senate aide’s lobbying side gig raises ethics questions
Robert Skjonsberg is a senior adviser for Sen. Mike Rounds. He’s also a registered lobbyist in South Dakota.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - politico.com
Why does the hard right have such a high tolerance for domestic abusers in their midst?
The ‘stop the boats’ narrative is increasingly presented as if it stems from a concern for women’s safety. This is just the laundering of thuggeryIt was a busy weekend for the insurgent and hard right...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unionsDonald Trump has repeatedly vowed to champion US workers. Shortly before Labor Day last y...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Trump’s Trade War Is Shaping the Fight for Congress
In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next year.
NYT > Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - nytimes.com
Who is behind ‘thuggish’ far-right protests in Dover and Portsmouth? - The Latest
Far-right activists gathered in two disruptive demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend, attempting to obstruct asylum seekers arriving on small boats from France. Many wore all black a...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
The Guardian view on the far right’s real weapon: it is the politics of powerlessness | Editorial
From Dover to Saxony-Anhalt, extremists thrive when voters believe established parties can no longer deliver security, prosperity or meaningful changeWhat links the thuggish masked agitation in southe...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Trump's economic record is working against him in the midterms
President Trump, who won reelection based on a promise to turn the economy around, now faces a reckoning in midterms centered largely on his economic record.
World & Nation
Sep 7, 2026 - latimes.com
We drove across the country twice, and kept the receipts. Here’s what it cost.
A California-to-New York road trip cost these sisters $578.99 in 2023. Three years and a Middle East war later, they made their way back. The post We drove across the country twice, and kept the recei...
MS NOW
Sep 7, 2026 - ms.now
Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate
New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs.
NYT > Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - nytimes.com
Social Media in China Is Getting Really Dark
The Chinese Communist Party has spent years trying to make “positive energy” the dominant mood of the country’s internet. It’s no longer working.
NYT > Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - nytimes.com
Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ – at the party’s own risk
A historically unpopular president will take centre stage as the party seeks to sway voters with an unprecedented eventIt seemed like a good idea at the time. In December 1978, Jimmy Carter, a US pres...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election
Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken ‘to its very foundations’ after far-right victory in Saxony-AnhaltA “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite the f...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds
WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequencesBig increases in wildfires and heatwaves supercharged by the climate crisis are hindering impro...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years
Decision by carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, labelled a ‘body blow for workers’Nils Pratley: Jonathan Reynolds is right, Jaguar Land Rover doesn’t warrant use o...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.
BBC News
Sep 7, 2026 - bbc.co.uk
Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs over next two years
The cuts come as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles.
BBC News
Sep 7, 2026 - bbc.co.uk
The Charges Were Dropped, but the Damage Was Already Done
David Huerta was arrested while protesting ICE raids in L.A.
The Atlantic
Sep 7, 2026 - theatlantic.com
Study: Almost Half the World’s Farmers Are Poisoned by Pesticides Each Year
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a...
Mother Jones
Sep 7, 2026 - motherjones.com
Milwaukee Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Is Still Facing Deportation
Ramón Morales Reyes's family is seeking $5 million in damages caused by the federal government’s accusations.
Truthout
Sep 7, 2026 - truthout.org
Your food may be safe. Its packaging is another story.
Baby food pouches, in particular, carry a higher chemical exposure risk. | Jeffrey Greenberg, Universal Images Group via Getty Images This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and i...
Vox
Sep 7, 2026 - vox.com
5 Races to Watch This Fall for Answers to the Biggest Midterm Questions
From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more.
NYT > Top Stories
Sep 7, 2026 - nytimes.com
For baseball’s Black and Latino players, it’s always 1926 somewhere
From home-run celebrations to tilted caps, players embracing joy continue to collide with an old guard devoted to Dust Bowl grimnessOver the last several years, simultaneously lauded and paralyzed by ...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conductedThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a report linking...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms
US embassy says Downing Street’s plan to give BBC, ITV and other established media more online visibility carries risk of ‘censorship’The Trump administration has raised “serious concerns” over Downin...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban
Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and IsraelEd Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad res...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measuresThis summer, mayors met in London during the heatwave that ironicall...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia
Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership planRatko Mladić, a Serbian general convicted of orchestrating the worst massacre in Europe s...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
No 10 condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
Hundreds of men, some in balaclavas, try to prevent asylum seekers’ processing, two days after similar scenes in DoverDowning Street has condemned the “thuggish and intimidating behaviour” of far-righ...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work
They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitationSudanese women who fled to Egypt to escape the war in their country ...
The Guardian
Sep 7, 2026 - theguardian.com
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?
And will Trump succeed in limiting mail-in voting before the midterms?
BBC News
Sep 7, 2026 - bbc.co.uk
As Trump locks in oil deal, Venezuelans ask: What happened to elections?
Some Venezuelans fear President Trump's oil deal with the Venezuelan government will entrench what's becoming a dictatorship.
World & Nation
Sep 7, 2026 - latimes.com
German Far Right Party AfD Wins Regional Election, Thanks Musk for Support
Alternative for Germany won the most votes in the Saxony-Anhalt election but fell short of an absolute majority.
Truthout
Sep 7, 2026 - truthout.org
Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off.
Freelance workers in Gaza contend with devastated infrastructure and incapacitating Israeli restrictions.
Truthout
Sep 7, 2026 - truthout.org
John Fetterman Accuses “Disgruntled Staffers” of Spreading “Lies”
Sen. John Fetterman responded angrily this weekend to a recent Wall Street Journal report, which quoted former staffers and the senator’s own alleged text messages to demonstrate his waning interest i...
Mother Jones
Sep 6, 2026 - motherjones.com
Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom
Legal fight continues as states begin sending out ballots for voters to vote by mail in November’s midterm electionsThe Trump administration renewed its appeal to the US supreme court on Sunday to all...
The Guardian
Sep 6, 2026 - theguardian.com
Trump Wants to Make Sure Every Voter Knows the Midterms Are a Referendum on Trump
Republican politicians are heading to Texas next week—some of them, anyway. At Donald Trump’s behest, the party is holding a special midterm convention in Dallas to celebrate what the president calls ...
Mother Jones
Sep 6, 2026 - motherjones.com
Energy secretary says US might not reach nuclear agreement with Iran
Chris Wright tells ABC there ‘may not’ be an agreement that would prevent Iran from having nuclear weaponsUS energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday morning that the US may not be able to reach a...
The Guardian
Sep 6, 2026 - theguardian.com
China’s secret lifeline to Russia’s killer drone producer
New documents obtained by POLITICO provide the clearest evidence yet of a Chinese state firm supplying the Kremlin’s military industrial complex.