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Permafrost Is Already Thawing. Will It Tip the Scales in the Climate Crisis?
Across the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, thawing permafrost could release billions of tons of carbon.
Trump Wants to Control the Judicial System, But Judges Are Fighting Back
Judges and former DOJ employees are criticizing Trump in ways that may prove hard for Senate Republicans to ignore.
Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible
If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages.
Bernie Sanders Gains Endorsement From Latinx Group as Nevada Caucus Nears
Saturday's Nevada caucuses are expected to turn out high numbers of Latinx voters in the state.
The Trump Administration Is Cutting Back Protections for Migratory Birds
The administration's proposed regulation is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years.
Nevada Is a Big Test for Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan
Will Joe Biden’s attacks on Medicare for All backfire in the Silver State?
The Slave Trade Used to Be Legal. Let’s Not Glorify the Law.
While legal strategies have been important in achieving historic gains for Black people, so have illegal acts.
Striking LA Teachers’ Win Against Random Frisking Is Becoming District Policy
Random searches of students are finally coming to an end in Los Angeles schools.
When Your Doctor Is Also a Lobbyist: Inside the War Over Surprise Medical Bills
Lawmakers are grappling over several approaches to curtail surprise bills.
More Than 1,100 Former Justice Department Officials Want William Barr to Resign
Calls for Barr to step down came after he intervened in the sentencing recommendation for Trump crony Roger Stone.