From birthright citizenship to reproductive rights, SCOTUS is dismantling the legal limits on executive power.
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Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., on how Trump’s megabill is the biggest wealth transfer in history and how money in politics is fueling America's slide into plutocratic authoritarianism.
Iranian American author Hooman Majd on the Israel–Iran ceasefire, Trump’s role in escalating the conflict, and whether diplomacy can survive.
Taylor Lorenz and Akela Lacy on how bots, influencers, and political actors distort real-world violence before facts emerge.
ICE agents are arresting day laborers and raiding businesses across the country. They didn’t expect community resistance.
Trump plays the working-class hero while Democrats cling to corporate donors. David Sirota, Jessica Washington, and Ilyse Hogue discuss how to turn the tide.