200 years ago, welfare reformers could have turned an eye on the systemic drivers of poverty. Instead, they focused on supposed scammers who didn’t really exist.
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Ultimately, QAnon is underpinned by a trust that’s rooted in fear and anxiety. By overcoming these fears and anxieties, one stands a better chance of escaping its grip.
After weeks of trial Trump's criminal case in New York moves to closing arguments today and then, finally, to the jury.
Across the U.S., there’s not a single state where firearms are taxed as much as alcohol and tobacco. But starting in July, California will tax firearms at about the level of alcohol.
Much like Maddox did nearly 60 years ago, Trump is using fear of other racial groups to gain support among white voters.
Even before Dobbs overturned Roe V Wade, many rural women had to travel more than 180 miles to get an abortion. And as of December 2023, over a dozen states have now lack any abortion clinic.
Trump’s Promise to Deport All Undocumented Immigrants Is a 1950s Strategy—It Didn’t Work Then Either
Trump claims he can replicate Operation Wetback on a much grander scale by setting up immigration detention centers to remove the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the U.S.
Dissatisfaction with government performance and concerns about socioeconomic well-being can lead citizens to support someone who is willing to flout constitutional rules to restore what they consider to be a broken democracy.
New EPA rules will require years for testing and even more years for final removal of PFAS chemicals from water systems. But there are things we can do to protect our homes now.
In the conservative media sphere, Trump is using the trial as a campaign strategy to stoke his base’s fears and quoting pundits and hosts from Fox News, Newsmax and OAN who echo his messages.
Reagan believed that his religious vision would promote freedom and democracy worldwide. But Trump’s religious vision—that hawks Bibles and disparages democracy—isn’t one that Reagan would recognize.
This weekend’s attack appears to be a grave miscalculation by the leadership in Tehran. The US and other countries in the West swiftly rallied to support Israel.
This case will be a monumental drama not only inside the courtroom, but outside the courtroom. Whether the trial can go off the way trials have normally gone off is a real test of our country and our legal system.
Earthquakes are actually pretty common in the Northeast, but they’re usually so small that few people feel them. The vast majority are magnitude 2.5 or less.
There is are definite similarities between Trump and Nixon. But Trump couldn't care less whether anyone considers him a crook or not—he claims he's above the law.
Research shows that government workers are not self-serving "deep state" elites but rather dedicated and committed public servants.
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