Politics & Government
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The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Enforce an Air Travel Disability Regulation
The rule, which was published during the Biden Administration, updated airline wheelchair standards.
Jul 8, 2025
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Mark Carney’s Quiet Capitulations to Trump
Canada’s new prime minister talks like a critic but acts like a sycophant.
Jul 4, 2025
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Is There a Crack in Western Support for Israel?
The United Kingdom, France, and Canada are shifting their stance on the genocide in Gaza—but how far will they go?
Jun 17, 2025
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‘Strange Bedfellows’ on Animal Rights
Some of the nation’s nuttiest Republicans are at the forefront of efforts to end the use of animals in federally funded research.
Jun 6, 2025
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USAID Freeze Puts Kenya’s Renewable Energy Ambitions at Risk
The Trump funding cuts are likely to jeopardize renewable energy projects in Kenya and across the African continent.
Jun 4, 2025
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Machine Gun America
Prodded by an extremist Supreme Court, the Trump Administration just legalized a new device that turns assault rifles into machine guns.
Jun 3, 2025
Titiwoot Weerawong
Trump Wants to Keep America Digitally Divided
By threatening to defund Digital Equity Act programs, Trump has declared war on a program that benefitted many of his own supporters.
Jun 2, 2025
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
U.S. Leadership Further Strains Relations with Germany
As Germany and the United States celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, relations between both countries find themselves at a low point.
May 29, 2025
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Attorneys Criticize Arrest of Milwaukee Judge Dugan As ‘Bad for Justice’
After a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge was arrested on Friday for obstructing justice and harboring an individual, legal experts fear a potential chilling effect.
Apr 29, 2025
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The Silence of the Dems
As bombs fall and civilians die in Yemen and Gaza, the party’s leaders sit on their hands.
Apr 11, 2025
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Wisconsin Voters Rebuke Elon Musk in State Supreme Court Election
Tech billionaire made the race a referendum on Trump’s second term—and got clobbered.
Apr 3, 2025
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Still Recovering From Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina Braces for Federal Cuts
State Democrats held a town hall in Asheville to discuss the grim impacts of potential federal funding cuts in the region.
Apr 2, 2025
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Fed Up, Canadians Now Have ‘Elbows Up’
Donald Trump has launched a full-scale trade war and threatened to annex our country, and we’re not happy about it.
Mar 14, 2025
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Is Growing Islamophobia a Symptom of Democracy in Decline?
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is the latest flashpoint in the global culture war–and it’s likely to have frightening implications.
Mar 14, 2025
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The End of the Endless Frontier
As the Trump Administration cuts funding for scientific research, a rift between junior and senior scientists is widening.
Mar 13, 2025
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A Long Legacy of Hypocrisy on Occupations
The United States has often tolerated land grabs by neighboring nations.
Mar 6, 2025
Rachel Hawley
Imperialism, Eh?
What the history of U.S. bids to take over Canada reveals about American imperialism.
Mar 5, 2025
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The Crushing Impact of Trumpism on Africa
Early moves suggest a wholesale retreat from humanitarianism and the promotion of democracy.
Mar 4, 2025
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Memory-Holing January 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump Administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own government.
Feb 13, 2025
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What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Pro-Palestine Movement
Trump’s presidency, devastating as it may be, may force a choice upon Democrats: Are you with the majority of Americans and the international community, or are you with Donald Trump?
Feb 3, 2025
