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Cashing In

Buying a presidency, it turns out, pays off. Tech billionaires who invested in President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign are anticipating a windfall in crypto deregulation, more big defense and surveillance...

The Houthis Aren’t Going Anywhere

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Houthis’ hijacking of the Galaxy Leader. On Nov. 19, 2023, military...

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,...

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...

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...

Texas Will Be on the ‘Front Lines’ of Mass Deportation

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for its weekly newsletter, or follow it on Facebook and X. In...

In 2024, Veterans Voted for Trump

According to exit polls on Election Day, 12% of the voters in this presidential election had served in the U.S. military and 65% of them said...

A New Wave of Movements Against Trumpism Is Forming

For many of us, the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s decisive electoral victory has been a time of deep despair and mourning. There has...

The Real Lesson

A political disaster such as what occurred Tuesday gains significance not simply by virtue of who won or lost, but by how the election...

Cashing In