What Can Biden Do Without the Senate?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely be able to block any ambitious legislation, but a president has other tools.
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From Bush to Obama, and Trump to Biden, U.S. Militarism Is the Great Unifier
Joe Biden's presidency demonstrates, once again, that U.S. commitments to militarism and permanent global war are enduring and bipartisan.
Portland Reckons With Police Attacks on Protesters After Months of Unrest
Witness testimony and a video reconstruction detail deliberate violence by police against peaceful protesters.
Money and Politics Could Doom the Florida Panther — and the Endangered Species Act
The law has powerful provisions to protect animals, but, amid cozy relationships with developers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rarely acts.
In Maine, Ranked-Choice Voting Was a Reaction to GOP Wins. Susan Collins Might Be Its First Victim.
In Maine, ranked choice allows voters to choose their favored candidate, even if they’re a third-party and have no shot.
Trump's EPA Helped Erase Records of Almost 270,000 Pounds of Carcinogenic Pollution
Investigative reporter Sharon Lerner explains how 270,000 pounds of the chemical ethylene oxide vanished from the public record.
An All-White Jury Sent Rayford Burke to Death Row. Will North Carolina's Efforts to Make Amends Be Enough?
Decades after his conviction, Burke maintains his innocence. His case highlights the limitations of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act.
Some Teachers Are Being Required to Come to School — to Teach Virtually
“The reasons have been ridiculous,” said a Michigan teacher who will have to go to her school building to offer remote classes.
Journalism's New Propaganda Tool: Using "Confirmed" to Mean Its Opposite
Outlets claiming to have “confirmed” Jeffrey Goldberg’s story about Trump’s troops comments are again abusing that vital term.
The Coup That Wasn't
Bolivia’s defense minister tried to overthrow his country’s elected president. Why did he fail?