If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off.
Donald Trump
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Strongest El Niño in History Is Coming. Get Ready.
Donald Trump has no ideas, but America is ready for a U-turn on climate change.
Posted inLaw and Justice
ICE Finds New Ways to Expand Detention
Community members in Louisiana packed a board meeting to protest a camp for women and children last week. Only half the board showed up, and one member slept through the meeting.
Posted inTAP
Yale Loses the Capitulation Bowl
The university’s president embarrasses herself in trying to give in to Trump blackmail.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Stunning Shift in Public Opinion Post-Dobbs
Political scientists Laurel Elder and Steven Greene explore the dramatic evolution of Americans’ views on abortion.
Posted inPolitics
Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job
The Justice Department is dropping its subpoenas of New York Times journalists. The episode may make it impossible to extend the government’s warrantless spying program.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Trump Accounts Close the Racial Wealth Gap, or Worsen It?
The investment accounts for newborns have been lauded as an innovative wealth-building program. But they might exacerbate economic inequalities instead of remedying them.
Posted inTechnology
Crypto Boosters See a Lack of CLARITY
After spending hundreds of millions on Congress to advance their market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, the crypto industry faces one giant obstacle: Donald Trump’s corruption.
Posted inPolitics
Reconciling with Inaction
Republicans are unlikely to get much of anything done between now and the election.