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Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears

Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears

Undocumented immigrants are targets of harassment, even though they play a key role in the U.S. economy and paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022.

Jan 3, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

House Speaker Mike Johnson at the podium with a gavel.

There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson There Is No Genuine Good News for Mike Johnson

Yes, he won the House speakership, after 1.5 attempts. But he still doesn’t control his chamber.

Jan 3, 2025 / Joan Walsh

A conveyer belt inside the warehouse at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits LLC distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Can Fairness Fix the US Economy? Can Fairness Fix the US Economy?

With its latest lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission aims to find out.

Jan 3, 2025 / Ron Knox

Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive for a meeting on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024.

In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.

Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Graffiti on the sidewalk at the Trump International Hotel on December 23, 2024, in New York City.

Trump’s 2025 Foreign Policy Plan: Make Colonialism Great Again Trump’s 2025 Foreign Policy Plan: Make Colonialism Great Again

The president-elect has made extraordinary statements recently about poaching land from other countries. It’s tempting to write them off, but we must take him seriously.

Jan 3, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Hair…

Hair… Hair…

…Ospace.

Jan 2, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Overlord

Overlord Overlord

Over lard.

Jan 2, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

2024: Hottest Year on Record

2024: Hottest Year on Record 2024: Hottest Year on Record

What will 2025 bring?

Jan 2, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Minerals displayed at the showroom of a battery recycling plant in Wuhan, China, in 2023.

Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals

China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.

Jan 2, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos

Mugshots of Ethel Rosenberg in 1951, the year of her conviction alongside her husband, Julius, for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets.

President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg President Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg

A newly released classified document shows that the National Security Agency knew Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy—and that the government executed her anyway.

Jan 2, 2025 / Phillip Deery

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