ICE and CBP have some, though not all, of the characteristics of a paramilitary in the second sense of the term, referring to forces as repressive political agents.
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When officials reshape the facts, the damage isn’t only to the record. The damage is to the basic belief that a democratic public can know what its government has done.
In 2026, filming still matters. The challenge is ensuring the act of witnessing oppression and violence doesn’t quietly become a new form of exposure.
It is one thing to fire ambassadors who have impeded the president’s agenda in some way; it is quite another to clear them out preemptively as Trump has done.
The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the military in civilian matters but, over time, Congress has passed at least 26 exemptions to the act that allow the president to send troops into states.
Processing more Venezuelan oil might help make U.S. Gulf Coast refineries a bit. But since there was no shortage of products in the U.S. market, don’t expect consumers to see much savings.
In 2021, senators Mike Lee, Bernie Sanders and Chris Murphy collectively got together and tried to create a national security document that would restrain presidential unilateralism. It did not even sort-of pass.
As AI deepfake capabilities mature, the perceptual gap between synthetic and authentic human media will continue to narrow.
It is ironic that the "oath" that Stewart Rhodes and his Oath Keepers take is to the Constitution, the very thing they worked to overthrown on January 6th, 2021.
As 2025 the year wraps up, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for the conversion of our secular government into Christian Nationalist fascism has seen much progress—that is if "progress" can be applied to such destructive actions.
Research shows that some Americans have been drawn to movements that promise purity, unity and order at the expense of their neighbors’ rights.
As shown by the presidents who led the U.S. into wars in Iraq and Vietnam and from Trump’s daily remarks, truth is a frequent casualty.
The bottom line for Maduro is that the only way to get someone to buy Venezuelan oil amid the heightened risk of this moment is to offer higher discounts with fewer prepayments.
The vicious cycle of rising hospital and healthcare costs and rising insurance premiums can't keep going on. Something has to give. Is it finally time for Universal Health Care?
Service members who follow an illegal order can be held liable and court-martialed or subject to prosecution by international tribunals. Following orders from a superior is no defense.
Killing the penny makes economic sense for the government and some businesses, yet it also highlights a deeper truth: Efficiency tends to reward the already efficient. For many, however, even when the change is small, every cent still counts.
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