Eldar Mamedov / Responsible StatecraftFirst of all, if Washington establishmentarians like the idea, there must be something seriously wrong with it.Education
Erica Meltzer, Lily Altavena / ChalkbeatRescinding civil rights agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said.Courts & Law
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublicaThe president has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election and empowered once-fringe actors to engage in partisan interference.Courts & Law
Anna V. Smith / High Country NewsChanges to NEPA come at the expense of tribal consultation. The administration has changed or revoked rules and policies to prioritize extraction.
Meghan Schneider, Cass DiPaola / OtherWordsAcross the political spectrum, Americans support taxing windfall profits — and billionaires — to help working people weather the affordability crisis.TD Column
Ashley Smart / UndarkExperts worry about the risks of editing genes in human embryos. New startups seem poised to throw caution to the wind.Environment
TJ Jordan / DeSmogA new Chevron-backed children’s book closely mirrors industry narratives, and continues a long history of targeting children and young people.Environment
Jacob Fischler / States NewsroomSome 6% of the 41 million Americans enrolled in SNAP when the bill was signed in July 2025 were no longer receiving benefits by the end of the year.
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Marissa Revilla / TruthdigAfter living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know.Middle East
Mireille Rebeiz / The ConversationThe southern border of Lebanon has often found itself occupied or under threat of occupation by Israel since Israel's creation in 1948.
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