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Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling…

Politics / August 21, 2026 The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.…

It has been a wild summer for artificial-intelligence stocks. Beijing’s flaunting of China’s AI progress, among other factors, sent American stocks sliding last week. The week…

Reporting Highlights “Permanently Ineligible”: An oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, among other allegations, and…

Politics / August 19, 2026 From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power.…

For most academics, professional success extends to citations and conference invites. Eric Hobsbawm was different. Source link

The U.S. recently reached a grim milestone: As of July 23, more measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention than…

The Front Burner / August 18, 2026 Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the…

Students head back to classrooms this month. Many arrive already convinced their future is hopeless. Source link

At some point, my reporting colleagues and I began referring to them as the “100% schools.” We were following the money that flows from states’ public…