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Here and There, Organic Farming Still Thrives in Heart of U.S. Corn Country

WEST BEND, Iowa — People searching for ways to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land and water may want to visit Clear Creek Acres in...

How Texas Jails Paved the Way for Migrant Incarceration

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for...

The Rise of Trump and the Fall of American Empire

Some 15 years ago, on December 5, 2010, a historian writing for TomDispatch made a prediction that may yet prove...

‘War on Cartels’ and Harm Reduction in Peril

President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed and could soon have the authority to make that...

Arab and Muslim States Prep for Trump’s Return

Donald Trump’s electoral victory means that other states, particularly in the Middle East, have to prepare for a...

These U.S. Soldiers and Bureaucrats Are Defecting Over Gaza

As the crisis in the Middle East rages on, a growing movement is confronting U.S. funding of Israel’s wars — including a perhaps-surprising number...

Trump and the Twilight of the Postwar Transatlantic Order

For decades, Europe’s security and prosperity have been anchored in its junior partnership with the United States. Trump’s election on an “America First” platform...

Activists Call on House To Stop Bill Enabling GOP Attack on Nonprofits

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote soon on legislation that would further empower President-elect Donald Trump, who won a new term last week...

Trump Can’t Stop the Clean Energy Revolution

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. During his first time around as president, Donald Trump rolled back a bevy...

As Trump Reclaims Presidency, Climate Deniers Wait in the Wings

In the wake of Donald Trump’s electoral victory Wednesday, climate policy in the United States enters an uncertain new era. Some themes are already apparent:...

Time To Clean House

Since Vice President Kamala Harris’ election defeat last week, the chorus of liberals willing to blame everyone from Green Party voters to the American...