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No Tears for Carl Icahn

I am not crying for Carl Icahn, who has lost about $17 billion over the last few weeks as investors have fled Icahn Enterprises stock. I’m talking about it today...

Time To Get Serious

The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. 1. With less than two months to go, this election remains...

WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny

A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the...

Giving Cruise Missiles to Ukraine Won’t Change the Battlefield Equation

Russia and the West are quickly running out of maneuvering room to avoid a head-on military collision. In the...

The Major League Monopoly on Small Ball

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever‘s...

Will the Post-DNC Pivot on Palestine Hurt Harris?

The Democratic Party is sending a clear message to advocates for Palestine — whether or not you get in line, we don’t need you....

Ban Assault Weapons To End School Shootings

School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death. The murder of two 14-year-old students and...

Scuttling ‘New York Times v. Sullivan’ Could Destroy Independent Media

What do Donald Trump, Clarence Thomas and Sarah Palin have in common on the First Amendment? All three are pushing for the Supreme Court...

Texas State Police To Massively Expand Surveillance Tech

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

The Effect Back-to-Back Storms Had on Lake Charles

It has been just over four years since Hurricane Laura slammed into southwest Louisiana just shy of Category 5 status — the fiercest storm...

Can the U.S. Census Keep Up With Climate Displacement?

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate...

No Tears for Carl Icahn