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Congress failed to do something on immigration — again. Here’s why.

Why there’s no path to a Republican compromise on DACA. Without having reached any meaningful solution, Congress’s debate over the…

6 years ago

Tommy Orange’s There There is the novel of the summer

There There is a searing examination of American Indianness in the 21st century If there’s a novel of the summer…

6 years ago

The Badass Bitches museum tour — for those who like their art with feminism and swearing

Museum Hack’s untraditional Badass Bitches tour is smart and fun and just a little bit messy. Going on Museum Hack’s…

6 years ago

The “pleasant ambiguity” of Medicare-for-all in 2018, explained

Are we talking about single-payer health care or something else? Democrats across the country are running on three simple words,…

6 years ago

Court-packing, Democrats’ nuclear option for the Supreme Court, explained

Why an FDR plan from the 1930s is suddenly popular again. Almost as soon as Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement…

6 years ago

The volatility of the Supreme Court, explained in a cartoon

The “median” justice tells us a lot about the Supreme Court, including how much it needs to be fixed. Supreme…

6 years ago

Why the death of democracy may be overhyped

A political scientist pushes back against the doom-and-gloomers. Is global democracy on the decline? After Brexit and the election of…

6 years ago

10 legal experts on the future of Roe v. Wade after Kennedy

His decision to retire could lead to more “incremental” attacks against the landmark decision. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement…

6 years ago

Trump says he didn’t tell Republicans to back immigration bill. He definitely did.

The tweet is still up. After Congress failed to pass a pair of immigration bills in recent weeks, President Donald…

6 years ago

Trump calls Europe “as bad as China” on trade

President Donald Trump called the European Union, a longtime American ally, “possibly just as bad as China” when it comes…

6 years ago