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The Fallout From Trump’s Pope Bashing
His jabs at the pope probably would matter more if Congressional Republicans and JD Vance weren’t already heading for grim midterms.
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Confusing Financial Aid Offers Can Leave Families Deeper in Debt. Student Groups Say a New Legislative Fix Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Colleges lobbied to kill a requirement that they use a uniform financial aid offer letter to help families easily compare costs.
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The Plot to Destroy the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s ruling eviscerating Section 2 of the landmark law is only part of its project.
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Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
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Commencement Speakers, Don’t Ignore the Democracy in Crisis
The Class of 2026 is graduating into a democracy in freefall. Their speakers owe them more than recycled anecdotes.
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Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying
His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.
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The Affordability Crisis Is a Wage Crisis
An economist’s answer for why you deserve a raise and why a higher minimum wage won’t hurt the economy.
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