Can Democrats win back Rust Belt voters?
New research from the Center for Working-Class Politics shows that economic populists are popular, but the Democratic label is a drag.
Beware MAGA’s bad medicine driven by bad science—a PR pandemic that makes people sick
Call us old-fashioned but science is infinitely more reliable than gossip, internet chats or wishful thinking.
Trump administration reverses part of CDC ‘Friday night massacre,’ but experts warn lasting damage...
Hundreds of scientists rehired after erroneous layoffs, yet key offices still eliminated as public health experts describe a “devastating” blow to U.S. preparedness.
MIT rejects Trump funding compact, ignites academic freedom showdown
First elite university publicly refuses White House pledge critics call “extortion,” setting up a legal, financial, and political fight over free inquiry and federal research dollars.
What version of democracy will prevail?
A mix of parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems defines the world’s democracies today. Growing concerns over democratic decline raise questions about which models adapt best.
Never in a million years
Ten reasons why Trump should never be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Urgent next steps for Palestine at the UN
How an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can pass a binding resolution to recognize Palestine and launch a UN-led arms embargo, economic boycott and other concrete measures to force Israel to end the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...
Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."
What if every American entering the government had to take a lie detector and...
Let's explore a fictitious scenario in which every person who wanted to be considered for a government job would have to take both a lie detector and a mental test, and pass them, to be accepted.









