How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century
The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans implement their anti-government agenda.
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Clayton’s Trump Loyalty Becomes a Problem for Warrantless Spying
Critics say Jay Clayton, fast-tracked to be confirmed as director of national intelligence, is poised to run point on election interference for President Trump.
After Industry Request, OSHA Moves to Roll Back Ladder Safety Regulation
There’s a simple way to prevent most workplace falls off ladders. Corporations don’t want to do it.
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ICE Murders Continue
It won’t help Susan Collins that the latest killing was in Maine.
Rising Momentum for Another Progressive Champion
A sleeper race in Arizona could see community organizer Kai Newkirk upset Rep. Greg Stanton in a House race in the Phoenix area.
The CFTC’s Word Games Legalizing Gambling
The regulator’s proposal for online prediction markets stands in clear opposition to congressional statute and its own rulemaking.
Trump Funding Cuts Endangering City and Rural Hospitals Alike
A year after Trump ripped $1 trillion out of the American health care system, hundreds of hospitals have closed and millions of people are without health insurance. The majority are in urban areas.
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Organized Money: The Supreme Court Gives Wall Street Its Own Regulator
The wealthy got the ultimate regulatory carve-out for when this bubble pops.
Organized Money: Curbing America’s Gambling Problem
Calling out prediction markets for what they are: rigged extraction machines
Organized Money: How to Think About AI (with Cory Doctorow)
AI might just be useful once we get through the huckster phase.
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Two Simple Steps Toward De-MAGAfication
A big reason why Trump II is so much worse than the first time is that the world’s richest man bought Twitter and turned it into a fascist cesspit.
Encircling the Royalists
Democrats finally show up to the class war.
Indiana’s Private Equity Power Play
The mother lode of utility buyouts just landed on Hoosiers’ doorstep. Regulators have no say over whether the deal goes through.
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Challenge to Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger Focuses on Theaters, Basic Cable
The lawsuit, filed by 12 states, makes the case that a merged studio will have more leverage to dictate terms to distributors, leading to higher prices for everyone.
Trump’s Plan to Corrupt American Science
OMB’s Russell Vought would bring all federal research grants under direct political control, to align with ‘the president’s agenda.’
Silicon Valley Needs Washington After All
The industry that spent 50 years insisting it didn’t need the state has discovered it can’t do without it.
Maine’s Hybrid Nomination Can Harness Grassroots Energy
The process to replace Graham Platner on the November ballot is an organizing opportunity.
Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation
A year after Trump allocated billions for his immigration terror campaign, deportation agents are amassing historic amounts of military weapons.
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ICE Murders Continue
It won’t help Susan Collins that the latest killing was in Maine.
Monitor Amok!
The federal court–appointed official overseeing the UAW is taking sides in the union’s upcoming presidential election.
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The Internet and Its Discontents
One young woman claims to know what is wrong with girls today: They need to turn to the right.
News Influencers and Gen Z Are Reshaping News
Gen Z increasingly relies on influencers for news and information—but the quality is all over the place.
Archiving Joy
At the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, the past is alive and fighting.
