Economic Justice
As more of the ultra-rich move into America’s “Wall Street South,” teachers in the local elite private schools can’t afford housing.
Environment
The debate over deep-sea mining exposes a contradiction between the country’s proud culture of environmental stewardship and its dependence on the extraction of the ocean’s riches.
Labor
The evidence is in: Minimum wage hikes tend to have little to no effect on employment, but can raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers.
Books
Two recent books examine the use and abuse of uranium and the costs of producing the vital minerals needed to fuel tomorrow’s technology.
TD Original
The Supreme Court has warned Democrats about violating the First Amendment. Will it enforce the same rules against Trump? And will he obey?
Media
Legislative assaults on the media are a key driver of the downward spiral.
TD Original
After the fall of Assad, Turkey has intensified its attacks on the Kurds. As usual, Washington is standing by its NATO ally in Ankara.
Middle East
Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups.
Environment
Investors buying into claims against governments are winning huge payouts. Developing nations, and the environment, are losing big.
Activism
Almost 40 years later, the remains of a 12-year-old victim have been discovered in the Penn Museum, refreshing decades of anger.
Ear to the Ground
The delighted reaction to the murder of a CEO points to a rise in radicalization.
Economic Justice
On Wall Street, some of the most powerful people in finance have found a way to opt out of paying Medicare taxes.
TD Original
If you think the 22nd Amendment would stop Trump from serving a third term, you probably haven’t read the amendment.
