And who will we become under Trump?
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Civil Rights Déjà Vu, Only Worse
Under George W. Bush, Republicans set about undermining the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Expect a more devastating assault on the division under Trump.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Beware Compounded Drugs — Especially Under Trump’s FDA
A burgeoning and little-regulated private industry that specially mixes drugs at so-called compounding pharmacies poses a public-health hazard that the Trump administration is about to make a whole lot worse.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Resisting Trumpism in Europe and the United States
Authoritarian democracy is on the march on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite alarming parallels, the U.S. remains better positioned to preserve and rebuild true democracy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Challenging the New Curse of Bigness
Most of today’s abuses call for antitrust remedies from the Progressive Era—if we just get serious about enforcement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Immigrant Communities Brace for Trump
Donald Trump promised to deport two million “criminal illegal immigrants” in his first 100 days in office. Immigrants and their allies are already organizing, protesting, and defending “sanctuary cities.”
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Showdown at Standing Stone Camp
The Dakota Access Pipeline battle is just the tip of the iceberg. Across North America, a reinvigorated Native sovereignty movement is flexing its muscles—and racking up victories.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Roberts Rules for Protecting Corporations
The chief justice’s changes to the rules for litigation make suing big business a whole lot harder.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Media Rapture of Donald Trump
He marketed himself. They spread the word. Both made out like bandits.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Race and the Tragedy of Quota-Based Policing
Arrest targets compound the risk of racially biased stop-and-frisk.
