Nikesh Chapagain

Senior Contributor
Nikesh Chapagain is a Texan native who has spent over five years as a journalist and political analyst. He graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas and has since been published by the Texas Observer, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Business Journal, and many other outlets. His first book is The People’s Candidate.

U.S. ARMY SGT. Charged With Assault After Aggressively Confronts Black Man

A US Army Sergeant has been charged with assault after a video of him shouting, threatening, and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood went viral. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters Wednesday that the soldier, identified as Jonathan Pentland, was charged with third-degree assault and battery in the April 8 attack.

Taliban Wants US Troop Out By May 1st

Taliban has said that they want all foreign forces out by May 1st. This comes after President Joe Biden announced that he is withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. President Biden announced Wednesday that the United States would pull its remaining troops from Afghanistan’s “forever war,” claiming that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 20 years earlier

Will Smith To Move Film Production from Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law

Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua are pushing the production of their forthcoming film “Emancipation” out of Georgia in defiance of the state’s recent voter suppression laws. Smith and Fuqua write in a joint statement, “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict

Former Sheriff’s Deputy Stole $2 Million Worth Of Cash And Drugs

On Monday, a former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was sentenced today to 7 years in federal prison for planning and directing a $2 million armed robbery. In full uniform, he “fake” a search and stole more than half a ton of marijuana, and over $600,000 in cash was stolen at a

Death Valley Take The Life Of A Arizona Congressional Aide

An Arizona congressional staffer was discovered dead in a remote part of Death Valley, just days after going missing on a camping trip with his girlfriend, according to authorities. According to the Inyo County Sheriff’s office in a series of press releases, Alexander Lofgren, 32, and Emily Henkel, 27, both of Tuscon, were found on

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh And Husband To The Queen, Dead At 99

On Friday morning, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime husband, has died at the age of 99. The palace said in a statement “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His

UK COVID-19 Variant Taking Over The US

On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control’s Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the United Kingdom’s coronavirus variant is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States. This variant of the virus is called United Kingdom’s coronavirus variant because it was first identified in the United Kingdom. “Based on our most recent

Montana Governor Who Ended Mask Mandate in February Tests Positive for Coronavirus

On Monday, the United States registered over 79,000 new coronavirus infections, as cases continue to increase across the world, driven by soaring infection rates in Michigan. Republican Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana, who ended a statewide mask mandate in February and forced local municipalities to lift COVID-19 limits, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Governor

It Was “Totally Unnecessary”

The first week of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial ended Friday with evidence from the department’s longest-serving officer, who said Chauvin breached police policies when he kneeled on George Floyd’s throat for nine-and-a-half minutes last May as Floyd repeatedly screamed “I can’t breathe.” Here is a quick transcript of the exchange: Matthew Frank: