Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
Law & Justice
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Will We Have Free and Fair Elections in 2026?
Not entirely, but Democrats could still win if courts do their job.
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The Empty Suit
How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.
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Pepsi and Walmart’s Monopolization Machine Revealed
An unsealed lawsuit that Trump’s FTC tried to bury puts the pricing schemes of business on full display.
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The Vulnerability of Black Immigrants
Black immigrants are more likely to be deported, in part because of their contact with the criminal justice system.
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‘Cadillac Desert’ Reconsidered
Marc Reisner’s 1986 book demonstrates how a hypertrophic judiciary combines with America’s deadlocked legislature to make vast swaths of Western water policy dependent on 19th-century legal norms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested.
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
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Will the Court Rule for Trump or for Wall Street?
As the Supreme Court now considers whether Trump can take over the Federal Reserve, we lose either way.
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For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. But the establishment of a school is really an effort to sanitize the extended detention of hundreds of children.
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Explaining Trump’s Contradictions
The simplest explanation for Trump’s behavior is often graft. But there are others.
