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For NYT’s David Brooks, a Long Overdue Goodbye
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (1613+ words) New York Times'columnist David Brooks recently announced that he was leaving the paper after 22 years to'join'the staff of the'Atlantic. He'll also be a presidential senior fellow at Yale University, where he will deliver lectures and host a podcast for the…...
The EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act To Prop Up Coal
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1049+ words) The Trump administration just employed'the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act to discourage'coal plant closures in Colorado "repurposing measures initially intended to safeguard public health and prevent pollution to reboot'the dirtiest, deadliest fossil fuel.' Michael Hiatt, deputy…...
Immigrants File Record Number of Habeas Cases
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (611+ words) This story was originally published by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. The Trump administration's push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal, more than were filed under the…...
A Guide to Taking Meaningful Action Against ICE
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) Meaningful action can be as simple as meeting your neighbors. It's also important to think about who depends on you " a single adult with no dependents will have a different profile than a parent or caretaker. Nevertheless, there are plenty…...
Is the NFL America’s Last Bastion of New Deal Economics?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1296+ words) Last night's Super Bowl game was great. The guys wearing blue beat the guys wearing red, and Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga made MAGA snowflakes cry. But the NFL can also teach Americans a huge lesson about economics, "socialism" and…...
Indigenous Concerns Surface as Trump Calls for Seabed Mining in Alaskan Waters
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (648+ words) Trump, however,has voiced strong supportfor the industry as part of his effort to make the United States a leader in critical mineral production. He has also pushed for U.S. companies to mine in international waters,bypassing ongoing global negotiationsover international…...
Will Trump Invoke the Insurrection Act?
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (285+ words) This time around, there are no grown-ups in the building." Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act last June, in response to protests in Los Angeles, and then again in October over demonstrations in Chicago. Although he stopped short…...
Last Treaty Curbing US, Russia Nuclear Weapons Has Collapsed
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (753+ words) The end of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last treaty between the U.S. and'Russia'placing limits on their respective nuclear arsenals, may not make an arms race inevitable. There is still potential for pragmatic diplomacy. Both sides can…...
Can Democrats Hold a Principled Line Against ICE Funding?
6+ day, 59+ min ago (293+ words) On Tuesday, the House passed a spending package that funds most of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, ending the possibility of an extended government shutdown after Democrats had threatened to block funding following last week's…...
‘No Family More Evil’: Knoa Pharma, The Sackler Family's Second Act
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1464+ words) The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens" Substack newsletter,The 100 Days. Why would you have brain damage? I asked. "All of the overdoses," he replied. He said he"d been revived from some of them at our hospital. (Possibly…...