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Workers Stand to Lose the Most in Trump’s New Tariff War on Canada
The US put 50 percent tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, which announced retaliatory tariffs.
When the Left Distances Itself From Black Lives Matter, Far Right Policies Win
Alec Karakatsanis explains how both Republicans and Democrats have used the backlash to increase the powers of police.
“Woke 1” Narratives Suggest the US Was Briefly Ruled by the Left. It Wasn’t.
The US wasn’t remade according to abolitionist or socialist movement demands. Now fascists wield the machinery of power.
Jeffries Secretly Met With Kushner to Find “Common Ground” on Immigration
Meanwhile, Jeffries has made statements that may isolate left-wing members of his caucus in recent weeks.
Trump Admin Report Claims 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020. Experts Doubt It.
Even if the numbers were accurate, the 24,000 votes in question wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.
Climate-Driven Droughts May Be Accelerating the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Scientists are just beginning to untangle the workings of what they call the “drought-disease paradox.”
Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS he would refuse censorship. The next month, he was fired.
As a Palestinian From Gaza, I Can Study Abroad in Safety, But Never Visit Home
Our ability to study in safety is tied to a feeling of being emotionally trapped, for we are unable to return home.
States Claim to Invest in “Humane” New Prisons — But Prisons Were Never Humane
The historical record shows that the glossy language of “reform” contributes to the normalization of prisons and jails.
Summer Drought Compounds Longstanding Water Challenges in Puerto Rico
Dry weather has depleted reservoirs, but Puerto Ricans have been dealing with a failing water system for years.