From every imaginable point of view, the story of the Cuban revolution is a tragedy. How to make sense of that story is quite another […]
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At the Mercy of Big Pharma
Just over a year ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Delivering Most-Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The aim of […]
The End of Trans Rights In the UK Is the Start Of Democratic Collapse
In the space of a few years, the UK has moved from a broadly inclusive status-quo to being the most aggressively anti-trans developed democracy in […]
Why have immigration agents detained this American citizen three times?
When immigration agents pulled U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas from his car this month and shackled him, he wasn’t surprised. He wasn’t scared. He was […]
Cubans Rally in Havana Against the Trump Administration’s Threats to Attack
Tens of thousands of Cubans rallied Friday in Havana to denounce the Trump administration’s indictment of former President Raúl Castro and threats to attack the […]
Critics Warn Utah Megadata Center Could Devastate Great Salt Lake
Plans for a celebrity-backed “hyperscale” data center in rural Utah, so massive that it would consume more than double the state’s current electricity use, have […]
Congressman pinpoints ‘unusual’ Trump scandal that ‘not enough people are talking about’
Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) sounded the alarm this weekend over a purported sweetheart deal that gave President Donald Trump direct financial control over a public […]
White House ‘crusade’ is undermining best shot Congress has at bipartisan win: report
The White House keeps undermining an issue that could give way to a rare bipartisan win in Congress, according to a new report. According to […]
‘The Passage of the Palm Groves’: The Strait of Hormuz in Iranian History
The strategic and spiritual resonance of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply woven into Iran’s identity. It represents a profound geographic constant in Iranian history. […]
White House shooter dead, bystander shot
The 21-year-old who pulled a revolver out of a bag and opened fire at Secret Service agents outside the White House died after being shot, […]
‘MAGA is done’: Trump’s own base turns on president over emerging Iran deal
Some of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters are publicly turning on the president over his emerging Iran peace framework, posting attacks that range from disappointment […]
Americans looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Cody Sibley was born and raised in Louisiana, but always felt his family shared strong ties to Canada thanks to Acadian ancestors from Nova Scotia…See […]
A Trump family wedding, and the explanation that overshadowed it
Donald Trump Jr. married Palm Beach model and socialite Bettina Anderson this week in a private ceremony that unfolded across a series of low-key celebrations […]
Abigail Spanberger Vetoes Mandatory Collective Bargaining, Defying Virginia Unions
Since a Democratic trifecta took control of Virginia’s government in the 2025 election, two longtime progressive labor policy priorities have been front and center: repealing the […]
World War Trump
“It’s got no anything,” President Donald Trump said of Somalia in a recent xenophobic rant. “All they do is run around shooting each other.” As is true […]
The Left Needs Ideas
The profound malaise in the United States cannot be addressed, much less solved, by clever campaign strategies and appealing policy ideas alone.
Republicans In Disarray: Half Of GOP Senators Were Ready To Vote With Democrats To Kill Trump’s Slush Fund
The crisis within the Republican Party that has been unleashed by Donald Trump is being understated. It is rare for senators to yell at any […]
Trump trashes Colbert’s high-rated finale as “no ratings”
President Donald Trump spent the week insisting that Stephen Colbert had “no ratings.” The numbers told a different story. “Colbert is finally finished at CBS,” […]
How a GOP megadonor became frontrunner for Texas AG
Over the last 15 years, Mayes Middleton has become a prolific GOP donor, spending millions of his oil and gas fortune on conservative candidates and […]
Trump’s support on key issue finally starting to ‘crack’ among GOP voters
While American voters have increasingly soured on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, Republican voters have largely remained consistent in giving the president passing […]