Tahir Amin, Rohit Malpani / PolityA new book explains why drugs cost so much in the United States — and why Trump’s claims about addressing the crisis are bogus.News
Jesús Jank Curbelo / Texas ObserverRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos.Wounds of War
Nick Turse / TomDispatchSince January 2025, the U.S. has killed more than 2,000 civilians in a furious blitz of global war-making across Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.Women
Orion Rummler / The 19thThe Democratic Women’s Caucus pulled support after Republicans amended the legislation to require that the museum exclude transgender women.
M. Reza Behnam / ZNetworkLong before it became the jugular vein of the modern global economy, the stretch of water was the sacred and strategic maritime gateway to the Persian empire.Activism
Edward Hasbrouck / Waging NonviolenceMass resistance led Congress to end compulsory draft registration, but a plan for automatic registration threatens that victory.
Stavroula Pabst / Responsible StatecraftWhat governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction.Middle East
Mitchell Plitnick / MondoweissLast weekend’s AI+ Expo in Washington opened a window onto Israel’s pivot away from direct U.S. aid and toward a model of joint research into AI and cyberwarfare.TD Column
Juan Vassallo / Investigate MidwestConsumer complaints to the downsized department about meat, poultry and egg products rose nearly 40% last year.Media
Robert Reich / SubstackThe Trump critic and satirist has been one of the most thoughtful, funny and genuinely decent people on television.
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Books
A new book explains why drugs cost so much in the United States — and why Trump’s claims about addressing the crisis are bogus.
News
Refugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos.
Wounds of War
Since January 2025, the U.S. has killed more than 2,000 civilians in a furious blitz of global war-making across Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
Women
The Democratic Women’s Caucus pulled support after Republicans amended the legislation to require that the museum exclude transgender women.
Middle East
Long before it became the jugular vein of the modern global economy, the stretch of water was the sacred and strategic maritime gateway to the Persian empire.
Activism
Mass resistance led Congress to end compulsory draft registration, but a plan for automatic registration threatens that victory.
Environment
Aspiring influencers share pro-industry climate messaging after attending a six-week content creation boot camp.
Wounds of War
What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction.
Middle East
Last weekend’s AI+ Expo in Washington opened a window onto Israel’s pivot away from direct U.S. aid and toward a model of joint research into AI and cyberwarfare.
TD Column
U.S. interference in Honduras will increase cocaine traffic.
Global Voices
Trump says Venezuelans are benefiting from the U.S. oil grab, but workers tell a different story.
Health & Wellness
Consumer complaints to the downsized department about meat, poultry and egg products rose nearly 40% last year.
Media
The Trump critic and satirist has been one of the most thoughtful, funny and genuinely decent people on television.
