Mark Kreidler / Capital & MainOver two decades, the top 99 individuals and business organizations spent more on campaigns and lobbying than the bottom 99.9%.Americas
Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible StatecraftU.S. interference in this weekend’s election in Brazil could help left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva keep his job.TD Column
Bill Blum / TruthdigThe full impact of the ruling will depend on how the administration and its red state allies construe a single word in the decision.Media
Robert Reich / SubstackAs elections loom, Democrats must connect the dots between higher prices and the corruption of the Trump regime and its Republican enablers.Technology
Dan Steinbock / ZNetworkBy treating American technological primacy as a national security imperative, the administration can oppose the slowing of American AI development as strategically dangerous.
Jonathan Shorman / States NewsroomThe White House moved the funds into a Customs and Border Protection budget line intended for "commemorative events" related to border security, federal records show.Environment
Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate NewsThis summer provided strong evidence that the public infrastructures of advanced nations were built for a climate that no longer exists.Courts & Law
Lisa Song / ProPublicaA new rule would prohibit using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict voting access.
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Politics
Over two decades, the top 99 individuals and business organizations spent more on campaigns and lobbying than the bottom 99.9%.
Americas
U.S. interference in this weekend’s election in Brazil could help left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva keep his job.
TD Column
The full impact of the ruling will depend on how the administration and its red state allies construe a single word in the decision.
Media
How corporate consolidation enabled Trump’s war on the press.
Politics
As elections loom, Democrats must connect the dots between higher prices and the corruption of the Trump regime and its Republican enablers.
Technology
By treating American technological primacy as a national security imperative, the administration can oppose the slowing of American AI development as strategically dangerous.
TD Interview
Director Sophie Deraspe wants her new documentary “The Final Act” to change how we think about dying.
Media
The White House moved the funds into a Customs and Border Protection budget line intended for "commemorative events" related to border security, federal records show.
Environment
This summer provided strong evidence that the public infrastructures of advanced nations were built for a climate that no longer exists.
Courts & Law
A new rule would prohibit using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict voting access.
TD Column
For half a decade, the Alternative for Germany party has been recruiting on TikTok with millions of euros in taxpayer funds.
