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Ibram X. Kendi vs. America’s “Antiracism Backlash”

Just a few years ago, historian and activist Dr. Ibram X. Kendi seemed to be everywhere. At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, Kendi...

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Reveal

As Palantir Cashes In on Trump 2.0, Peter Thiel Is Bankrolling Republicans Again

In 2023, Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech titan and investor, issued a proclamation: He would not make political donations in 2024 to any...

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Dan Friedman And David Corn

Did That Weird Birthday Letter to Jeffrey Epstein Sound Like the Work of Donald Trump?

This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. This past Thursday, the Wall...

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Judd Legum

He’s Suing His Girlfriend’s Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pills. Could This Gut Access Everywhere?

In a case squarely aimed at breathing new life into the federal Comstock Act—and at thwarting the efforts of abortion-friendly states to protect...

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Nina Martin And Madison Pauly

Did Christian Nationalist Leaders Prompt Mike Johnson’s Epstein Flip-Flop?

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a departure from his previous calls for transparency, announced that he would not ask for a vote on...

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Kiera Butler

“Like a Zombie Apocalypse: Trump’s Budget Cuts Stir Fears of Frightening Pipeline Mishaps

“Like a Zombie Apocalypse: Trump’s Budget Cuts Stir Fears of Frightening Pipeline Mishaps

The site of a CO2 pipeline leak adjacent to Highway 433 in Sartaria, Mississippi, in February 2020. The white is ice generated by the escaping gas....

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Oliver Milman

Tulsi Gabbard’s Dangerous Disinformation Campaign Against America

Tulsi Gabbard’s Dangerous Disinformation Campaign Against America

Mother Jones illustration; Mattie Neretin/CNP/Zuma, William T. Wade Jr/Avalon/Zuma The Trump administration has launched a war on former Obama...

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David Corn

The FDA Held a Misinformation Fest About Antidepressants in Pregnancy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against antidepressants, and now he has very practical ways to attack...

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Julianne Mcshane

Unpacking the MAHA Mirage: Trump Guts Healthcare While Preaching Wellness

Unpacking the MAHA Mirage: Trump Guts Healthcare While Preaching Wellness

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds up ice cream cones during a press conference on the steps of the United...

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Abby Vesoulis

“The Mosquitoes Are Getting Worse”: Life Inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Camp

“The Mosquitoes Are Getting Worse”: Life Inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Camp

Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Caballero/AFP/Getty, Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Earlier this month, Florida Rep. Anna...

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Laura C. Morel

Six Months in, Trump Has Made American Life Immeasurably Worse

Six Months in, Trump Has Made American Life Immeasurably Worse

President Donald Trump's first six months back in office have indeed been historic...just not in the ways that he thinks. Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA...

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Julianne Mcshane

ICE Agents Keep Snatching Asylum Seekers Immediately After Their Court Hearings

ICE Agents Keep Snatching Asylum Seekers Immediately After Their Court Hearings

A protester displays a sign during a rally by immigrant justice organizations and advocates protesting ICE arrests in San Francisco on May 28,...

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Margaret Kadifa

For Women Seeking Asylum in the United States, Things Are About to Get Harder

For Women Seeking Asylum in the United States, Things Are About to Get Harder

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States wait at Catholic Charity for humanitarian assistance and relief in McAllen, Texas, on January 18,...

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Samantha Michaels

Mamdani Skewers Racist Critics With Delightful Video

Mamdani Skewers Racist Critics With Delightful Video

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a cheeky message for his trolls. @ZohranKMamdani/X As Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who...

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Inae Oh

Trump Really Did Try to Drag His Musk Feud Into Pure Revenge Territory

Trump Really Did Try to Drag His Musk Feud Into Pure Revenge Territory

Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP As President Donald Trump’s bitter feud with Elon Musk spilled into public view last month, aides to the president...

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Inae Oh

Los Angeles Is Rebuilding Very Slowly From Its Devastating Wildfires. Here’s why.

Los Angeles Is Rebuilding Very Slowly From Its Devastating Wildfires. Here’s why.

A residential construction site in Altadena, California, June 2025. I RYU/VCG/AP This story was originally published by  Vox.com, and is reproduced...

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Umair Irfan