Bill Blum / TruthdigSchooled in the teachings of Roy Cohn and backed by a friendly Supreme Court, the mad king is poised to deploy the military.Immigration
Phil Galewitz, Amanda Seitz / KFF Health NewsShould immigrant patients be alerted that the personal information they provide when applying for emergency medical coverage could be used in efforts to remove them from the country?Environment
Anita Hofschneider / GristScientists have warned the practice could damage fisheries and fragile ecosystems. For residents, “It really feels like another false solution.”TD Column
Conor Lynch / TruthdigAfter listening to voters and threatening the future of paramilitarized immigration enforcement, Democrats sign a budget deal that sets the stage for half-measures and spineless compromise.
Norman Solomon / TruthdigWhile pandering to business elites, the California governor has slashed health care, housing and food assistance for the poor and near-poor.Military
Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible StatecraftWith New START gone as of Feb. 5, the world has lost the last legal check on the U.S.’ and Russia’s nuclear arsenals.
Matt Bivens / TruthdigThough publicly shamed, the Sacklers avoided prison, remained billionaires, and are set to launch a new company, Knoa Pharma.Courts & Law
Lily Altavena / ChalkbeatICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country.Global Voices
Suchit Chávez / TruthdigIn El Salvador, a government-backed economic elite is consolidating power and forging its own crypto paradise while workers struggle.
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Manolo De Los Santos / Peoples DispatchOn Jan. 29, Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba.
Christopher Ketcham / TruthdigAfter losing thousands of dollars and his pride, one victim exposed the fraudsters — only to find sadness and exploitation all the way down.
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TD Column
Schooled in the teachings of Roy Cohn and backed by a friendly Supreme Court, the mad king is poised to deploy the military.
Immigration
Should immigrant patients be alerted that the personal information they provide when applying for emergency medical coverage could be used in efforts to remove them from the country?
Environment
Scientists have warned the practice could damage fisheries and fragile ecosystems. For residents, “It really feels like another false solution.”
TD Column
After listening to voters and threatening the future of paramilitarized immigration enforcement, Democrats sign a budget deal that sets the stage for half-measures and spineless compromise.
Opinion
Though publicly shamed, the Sacklers avoided prison, remained billionaires, and are set to launch a new company, Knoa Pharma.
Courts & Law
The issue renews concerns over Trump’s expansion of presidential power.
Education
ICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country.
Global Voices
In El Salvador, a government-backed economic elite is consolidating power and forging its own crypto paradise while workers struggle.
Americas
On Jan. 29, Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba.
Media
The charges against the former CNN host represent a serious escalation of the Trump administration’s war on the press.
TD Original
After losing thousands of dollars and his pride, one victim exposed the fraudsters — only to find sadness and exploitation all the way down.