It’s a Dreary Day in the Neighborhood
PBS Kids is feeling the effects of funding cuts—and so will the rest of the children’s media landscape.
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After The Washington Post
What will it take to preserve a great newspaper in the nation’s capital, and to sustain independent daily journalism generally?
AIPAC Coordinates Donors in Illinois House Primaries
Three Democratic candidates are benefiting from dark-money super PACs, and they share hundreds of donors who have previously given to AIPAC and its subsidiaries.
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How to Deter Trump From Rigging and Overturning the Midterm Election
As on January 6th, even Republican opposition may not suffice to keep him from trying.
DOGE Lives On Through Russell Vought
Trump’s White House OMB director has quietly institutionalized the government demolition agenda set in motion by Elon Musk’s wrecking crew.
The Plot to Privatize Veteran Brain Care
The VA has developed elaborate capacity to treat traumatic brain injuries. Billionaires want to divert that funding to their own programs.
GOP on Thin ICE
In the fight to drastically limit ICE as a condition of funding DHS, Democrats have the advantage. Let’s see how they press it.
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Left Anchor: One Battle After Another
What does Paul Thomas Anderson think about fighting oppression?
Organized Money: White Collar Crime Enforcement in the Age of ICE
Laws are just wishes without enforcement.
Organized Money: The Monopolists Who Gatekeep the Court System
If you want to read the laws that govern, you have to pay a steep price. Break a duopoly and this can be changed.
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The Scourge of Online Sports Betting
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
Not In Their League
Why it’s harder to be a sports fan
The Permanent Overclass
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter.
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Circling Sharks
A look inside the athlete-finance industry, which resembles predatory lending—and worse
Sundance Is Over. Long Live Sundance.
Will there be life after Utah (and Robert Redford) for America’s biggest film festival?
Bad Bunny Bowl
Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
The Roots of the Youth Sports Gold Rush
Steve Griffin got in on the ground floor with the John D. Rockefeller of youth sports. The climb out of the basement taught him that finance and kids’ sports are a toxic mix.
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
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After The Washington Post
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How to Deter Trump From Rigging and Overturning the Midterm Election
As on January 6th, even Republican opposition may not suffice to keep him from trying.
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Sundance Is Over. Long Live Sundance.
Will there be life after Utah (and Robert Redford) for America’s biggest film festival?
Bad Bunny Bowl
Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
One Bovino After Another
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