The Miller Doctrine
Stephen Miller is in large part dictating U.S. foreign policy, with a mindset of unilateral violence on a maximum scale.
Trump’s Slush Fund Could End Up Costing Recipients Billions
Suing slush fund recipients under the False Claims Act could claw back their payments, plus three times as much in damages.
MAGA Hogs at the Government Trough
For the Trumpiest federal agencies, it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet.
In Massachusetts Today, Uber and Lyft Drivers Went Union
Under a recently enacted state law, independent contractors can bargain collectively—and now, they will.
The Mechanic vs. the Billionaire with Dan Osborn
What is sacrificed when running for a U.S. Senate seat?
Stephen Miller’s Impossible America
The ethnonationalist strategy for white replenishment won’t work.
Will Congress Pass the Housing Bill?
Trump has been trying to kill bipartisanship, but this is one bipartisan bill that Trump desperately needs.
The Real Moral Majority
Sen. Chris Murphy has a sense of what ails America, and he wants to restore its spiritual core.
How Gov. Spanberger Betrayed Virginia’s Workers
After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it.
Learn to Code, They Said
Coding was supposed to be a pathway to a high-paying job, but AI is pulling the rug out from young programmers.
Who Died When Elon Musk Killed USAID?
Nicholas Enrich’s new memoir details the human toll of the agency’s dismantling.
Memo to Ezra Klein: Check Out Wichita and Boise
You don’t need to scrap planning and zoning to get abundant and affordable housing. In fact, planning and zoning can help get housing built.
How Israel Got This Way
A new book by a genocide scholar traces the roots of the nation’s descent.
The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access
A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.
Tom Steyer’s Problem
Even as Mark Zuckerberg is now funding a pro-Becerra PAC, Steyer lacks the only two endorsements that could actually help him.
Is Chaos the Point in South Carolina?
Seems to be, but overzealous Republican state legislators steamrolling new congressional maps onto baffled voters may end up in a world of hurt.
Home Depot and Lowe’s Downplay Customer Surveillance Threats
Shareholders are seeking more info about how the companies collect and share data, including automatic license plate readers that cops and federal agents use to hunt immigrants.
Meet Connecticut’s Billionaire-Backed Dark-Money Democrat
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin earned $237,000 consulting for a civic organization funded in large part by two prominent benefactors. Then they maxed out their contributions to his congressional campaign.
Trump Trips Up Trump
The continuing negative fallout from Trump’s crusades against his own party’s incumbents
Elon Musk’s Plan to Make You Invest in SpaceX
He’s got his eye on your retirement savings and his net worth.
Can You Support Medicare for All and Take Money From Big Pharma?
Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs.
Trump Moves to Hide Immigrant Detention Conditions as Prisoners Describe ‘Torture’
The administration is eroding the last line of oversight for immigration detention as it spends $1.3 billion on renovating a pair of warehouses to imprison even more immigrants.
Goyim on the Grass, Alas
The idolatry of the Christian nationalist Mall meetup
The Billionaire Plot to Destroy a Billionaire Mascot
Still doubt the reality of MAGA’s civil war? Behold the $35 million oligarch campaign to destroy Thomas Massie.
The Mifepristone Wars—and What They Mean for Black Women
Still concentrated in Southern states that ban abortion, Black women disproportionately rely on telehealth, which the Supreme Court has allowed—provisionally—to continue.
Bending the Knee to Trump
If Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of election thief Tina Peters in hope of appeasing Trump and getting funding restored, he may wait a long time.
A Turn to the Left in Britain?
Even if progressive Andy Burnham becomes the next British prime minister, will global hyper-capitalism allow him to succeed?
Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers
The contract kicks off a Trump administration plan to track workers at the Social Security Administration and Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
Hawaii Just Found a Way to Keep Corporations Out of Politics
A new law makes clear that corporations derive their powers from states, and they don’t necessarily include the right to spend on elections.
Comptrolling for the Public Good
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli faces a primary challenge from two progressive candidates who say he’s been asleep at the wheel. Is it time for fresh blood?
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