Third-Country National Stuck in Airport for Days After Release From African Prison
Finally out of the prison Trump expelled him to, Phone Chomsavanh’s fight for freedom hit one more snag.
The Political Economy of Diesel
Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well…
Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa
A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.
South Carolina Senate Hopeful Runs on Health Care Populism
An unusually detailed health care policy platform from Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, attacks Big Insurance, Big Pharma, and big…
A Prairie Populist in Crimson-Red Arkansas
Farmer and Democrat Hallie Shoffner is taking on Big Ag in a long-shot Senate race against Republican Tom Cotton.
Crude Awakening
A reviled ‘boligarch’ and his right-wing adversaries are engaged in a low-level war, but the only people who will feel…
California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
The Red Tide Goes Out—With a Blue Splashback
Democrats are surging in Republican states but have some problems in their own strongholds.
In Alaska, Senate Candidates Claim the Oil Industry Creates Local Jobs. It Doesn’t.
The state’s own data shows an increasing number of oil and gas industry jobs have been going to nonresidents.
An Architecture of Ignorance
How the Trump regime is taking away our ability to know what’s going on