We’ve documented numerous times the collapse of voter trust in government and public officials, a problem that has only intensified as national politics turns ever […]
Category: North America
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Getting to the root of health: Reflections from Cuba by a U.S. healthcare worker
The people of the U.S. deserve a system that actually works for us, and the Cuban people deserve to run theirs without a genocidal blockade. […]
The Illiberalism of the Local
In Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., Justice Sutherland handed local governments near-total power to reshape neighborhoods on the basis of taste and social […]
San Jose’s ‘Creepy’ and ‘Deeply Intrusive’ ALPR Camera System Is Unconstitutional, a New Lawsuit Says
Five years ago, police in San Jose, California, began using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) to record information about vehicles traveling through the city. The […]
The Magic Bullet Delusion
The United States Constitution provides two paths for removing a sitting president from office: impeachment and the procedures outlined in the 25th Amendment. Both approaches […]
Donald Trump Has Lost His Power To Gaslight America
Donald Trump was never smart, politically talented, or good at most of the things a successful politician is supposed to excel at. What Donald J. […]
RFK Jr. Falls Apart In Front Of The Country At House Hearing
Before he became MAGA or MAHA as the case may be, RFK Jr., floated around the fringes of the left touting anti-vaxxer rhetoric and other […]
GOP states are taking up voting laws modeled after Trump’s SAVE America Act
This story was originally reported by Marissa Martinez of The 19th. Meet Marissa and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. President […]
Trump goes after woman suing him over ballroom: ‘It’s not a joke to me’
President Donald Trump took a shot at Alison K. Hoagland, an architectural historian at the center of a lawsuit against his ballroom, after a judge […]
‘Essentially insider trading’: Red state official’s side hustle raises alarm bells
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian is peddling a new crypto token tied to the value of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, raising […]
Former Virginia lt. governor killed wife in murder-suicide while their children were home: police
A former Virginia lieutenant governor and his wife were found dead in the early hours of Thursday morning at their home in Annandale, in what […]
Trump’s Middle East envoys are partners in duplicity
There was a time when the very concept of a conflict of interest in politics was a serious matter that could cause investigations and resignations […]
The Democrats and Discontent
Even before Donald Trump started a disastrous war with Iran last month, his average approval rating was close to a nadir after steadily declining over […]
Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028
Péter Magyar’s resounding victory over Viktor Orbán in the Hungarian elections is a watershed moment for liberal democracy. Magyar’s party, Tisza, will have the two-thirds […]
Trump’s ‘off-the-wall threats’ on Truth Social have MAGA ‘deserting him’: expert
President Donald Trump risks losing his most emboldened MAGA supporters because of his maddening Truth Social posts. Trump has used the social media platform to […]
GOP senator refuses to be bullied by Trump in nomination fight: ‘I’m not dead yet’
Donald Trump’s drive to remake the Federal Reserve into a tool of his economic policies is meeting an immovable object in the form of Sen. […]
52 Senators Vote Against Reining In Trump’s War on Iran Despite Genocidal Threat
The first attempt by Senate Democrats to pass a war powers resolution since President Donald Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran last Tuesday has failed, despite […]
UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks
A group of nearly two dozen UN human rights experts has called for all UN members to end weapons transfers to Israel, condemning Israel’s bombing […]
Democrats’ Return to Walz-ism
When Kamala Harris announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would be her running mate in 2024, my first reaction was curious optimism for the Democratic […]
Reports of a MAGA civil war over Iran are greatly exaggerated
Donald Trump’s war against Iran lasted 40 days, with a fragile ceasefire set to expire April 22. The president and his handlers convinced themselves it […]