Politics & Democracy

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The far-right and Trump Administration are collaborating to target educators and marginalized communities

Empowered by the Trump Administration, the far-right has created a deadly environment for educators and marginalized communities

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11 Min
By: Peter Gelderloos

Despite the mainstreaming of bigotry, Muslims run in midterm elections

Islamophobia is normalized at the highest levels of politics, but several Muslim candidates are pushing back in 2026 midterm elections

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7 Min
By: Kourosh Ziabari

Fuel squeeze deepens blackouts and closures across Cuba

Tighter U.S. oil restrictions have led to longer blackouts, transportation shutdowns, and halted education as Cuba already faces an energy crisis

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6 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Photojournalists documenting Trump’s deportation forces play critical role, but face increasing state violence

Photographers covering ICE raids from Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, and Minneapolis share tips for getting the shot, staying safe, and defending a free press

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11 Min
By: Brooke Anderson

Ghosts in the machine: Congressional watchdog finds significant gaps in federal health care and disability data

A recent report found that federal data collection does not capture the full experience and count of disabled people, compromising policymaking

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6 Min
By: Adam Beddawi

NYPD shooting of Bangladeshi New Yorker tests Mamdani’s approach to mental health crises

Advocates and South Asian community members are calling for police not to respond to 911 mental health calls, after the NYPD shot 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home

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7 Min
By: Prajwal Bhat, Biplob Kumar Das

Flooding mitigation efforts in Houston waver as police budgets increase

Some Houston residents are outraged by decisions that appear to underfund infrastructure and other services in the flooding-prone city while boosting police budgets

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5 Min
By: Uyiosa Elegon

Anti-transgender legislation accelerates in early 2026

The scope and coordination of the proposals in state legislatures across the U.S. mark a new phase in a campaign that has been building for a decade, policy researchers say

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7 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

‘This is a “for now” decision’: Advocates plan ahead after judge temporarily blocks termination of Haitian TPS

The Trump administration is expected to appeal the Feb. 2 ruling that averted mass job losses and deportations by halting the end of Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The revolution is tired: There’s no room for utopias when people scroll on so quickly

Revolutionary ideals once captured the imagination of Latin Americans. But in an era of modern cruelty, nobody believes anymore

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16 Min
By: Avik Jain Chatlani

Another way out: Power, force, and far-right rewards for killing

The far-right’s celebration of killing and the state’s complicity in it show that violence is one of America’s sustaining forces

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6 Min
By: William C. Anderson

In the age of Trump’s America, Afghan migrants look to Mexico

Due in part to the Trump administration’s policies blocking migration to the U.S., Mexico has become home to a diverse community of immigrants, including Afghans

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14 Min
By: Karen Fischer

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