Bill Blum / The ProgressiveAs a young attorney in the Reagan administration, he aimed to destroy the Voting Rights Act and undermine democracy. Now the chief justice has finished the job.Opinion
Matt Bivens / TruthdigDespite the danger of provoking a world-ending nuclear war, Ukraine’s CIA/NATO-supported strikes continue to target Russia’s nuclear weapons systems.News
Sara Luterman / The 19thThe country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms — while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children and LGBTQ+ people.
Ashley Murray / States NewsroomJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in a dissent that the ruling “needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections.”
Jeremy Kohler / ProPublicaTwo years after their last failure, GOP lawmakers have again packaged two issues — reproductive rights and gender transition care for minors — in an effort to strip access to abortion.Media
Ralph Nader / Nader.orgDonald Trump is already taking steps to prepare to reverse any overall Democratic victory in November's congressional races.TD Original
Joseph L. Flatley / TruthdigNot that long ago, public betting contracts were a pet fantasy of anarcho-libertarians and Cold War counterinsurgency ghouls.
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Courts & Law
As a young attorney in the Reagan administration, he aimed to destroy the Voting Rights Act and undermine democracy. Now the chief justice has finished the job.
Opinion
As 20th century rules and norms strain under 21st century realities, these three key reforms are within reach
Opinion
Despite the danger of provoking a world-ending nuclear war, Ukraine’s CIA/NATO-supported strikes continue to target Russia’s nuclear weapons systems.
News
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms — while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children and LGBTQ+ people.
Politics
Two years after their last failure, GOP lawmakers have again packaged two issues — reproductive rights and gender transition care for minors — in an effort to strip access to abortion.
Media
The president is pushing for a media monopoly that would cover his authoritarian moves.
Opinion
Donald Trump is already taking steps to prepare to reverse any overall Democratic victory in November's congressional races.
TD Original
Not that long ago, public betting contracts were a pet fantasy of anarcho-libertarians and Cold War counterinsurgency ghouls.
World
The Trump administration has tried to eliminate all U.S. food assistance.
Environment
Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works.
Ear to the Ground
The case for focusing on Chuck Schumer in 2028.