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Why the “affordability program” will not meet Democrats’ expectations
Policy / January 28, 2026 The gospel of affordability isn't bold enough to convince voters that Democrats care about them....
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How the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Troubled Sports Gaming Company Alive
The powerful owners of a payday loan company faced a crisis in March 2021 when their other business, a now-defunct...
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Who is ICE actually recruiting?
Policy / January 27, 2026 ICE lowered standards to facilitate a massive hiring spree. Most new hires are clearly unqualified....
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A government by AI? Trump administration plans to write regulations using artificial intelligence
The Trump administration is considering use artificial intelligence to draft federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records...
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The farmland revolt
Rethinking the rural world / January 26, 2026 American farmers are furious about Trump's tariffs. Democrats must channel their anger....
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The feds are killing again in Minneapolis. Minnesotans are fighting back.
Activism / January 25, 2026 Minneapolis has become ground zero for the Trump administration's war on immigrants and growing resistance...
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Documenting an Alaskan village, before and after the storm that destroyed it
Joann Carl's dog, Rocky, a long-eared, short-legged mix the color of graham crackers, has become famous in Alaska since I...
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Chicken Caesar
Current number More than The nation “I wouldn’t trust ICE to shovel snow!” “I wouldn’t trust ICE to shovel snow!”...
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‘A Godsend’: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Helps People Find Critical Generic Drug Safety Information
The calls came in over the course of a single month in 2004, with patient after patient presenting strikingly similar...
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Abdul El-Sayed wants to “throw virtuous blows”
Policy / Student Nation / January 23, 2026 As the Democratic Party debates its identity, this progressive primary candidate and...
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