Supreme Court Allows ICE to Restart Third-Country Removals
Two federal courts have said it’s obviously unlawful to expel immigrants to a place they’ve never been. And yet.
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Trump’s No Good at Dictatoring
Not for lack of trying. Trump would like to be a supreme dictator, but his demented narcissism keeps undercutting his own schemes.
Disturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews
The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.
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The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
Here’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania
‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market.
Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
Why Is Sam Altman a Free Man?
OpenAI’s models aren’t ‘going rogue’ from their creators as much as they are mimicking them.
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Organized Money: What Do AI Giants Really Want?
All the money in the world, and absolutely no liability.
Organized Money: How the Democratic Party Runs on Elder Fraud
Don’t respond to the text, don’t even read it, and make sure your parents don’t either.
Left Anchor: The Odyssey, Reviewed
A speaker of Homeric Greek weighs in on Christopher Nolan’s film.
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Socialist in Seattle
A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.
The New Majority Makers
A group of unapologetic economic populists are defying the conventional wisdom that only moderates can succeed in swing seats.
Data Center of Attention
Candidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech.
Today on tap: commentary on the daily news
Trump’s No Good at Dictatoring
Not for lack of trying. Trump would like to be a supreme dictator, but his demented narcissism keeps undercutting his own schemes.
Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
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Battling an Army of Price-Setters
Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.
Leon Black Is Not Very Interesting
Unfortunately, author William Cohan thinks the ousted Apollo co-founder is fascinating enough to quote him at length, while neglecting the impact of private equity predators.
A World From the Inside
Theo Baker is exposed to the inner sanctum of how Silicon Valley makes its anointed fellow travelers unspeakably rich.




