The former president of Oregon Public Broadcasting says cuts to federal funding for public media could be catastrophic for rural communities in his state.
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How Texas Became a Right-Wing California
With the ascent of MAGA, Texas has embraced the nanny-state tactics it once eschewed in California.
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Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump
No school can stand against the government’s limitless resources forever, says higher education finance expert Robert Kelchen.
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Has Donald Trump Ended Free Trade?
While Trump promises a “golden age” through punishing tariffs and flashy deals, other countries are learning to play him—and building a global trading system that leaves America behind.
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An Economic Crisis Is Inevitable
Economist Rob Shapiro warns that Trump’s policies and threats to the Fed could push the U.S. into a severe recession.
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Supreme Court or Supreme Enablers?
A lopsided spate of unsigned rulings in favor of the Trump Administration betrays the Court’s bias and its abdication of the rule of the law.
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Feeding the World But Killing the Planet w/ Michael Grunwald
Michael Grunwald explains how agriculture is devouring the planet—and why eating less beef, wasting less food, and rethinking our “natural” farming ideals are essential to fighting climate change.
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LGBTQ Rights Are More Precarious Than Ever
Conservative activists are successfully weaponizing trans rights issues as a wedge to undermine LGBTQ progress more broadly.
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Trump’s War on International Students
The administration’s assault on international enrollment threatens not just elite institutions like Harvard, but the financial viability of regional colleges, local economies, and the soft-power infrastructure of U.S. foreign policy.
Trump versus Maine: The Mouse that Roared w/ Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried
After Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the state of Maine over the issue of transgender athletes, Governor Janet Mills famously told the president, ‘We’ll see you in court.” Since then, Maine has waged an effective resistance against Trump’s attempts at federal coercion. Political science professors Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried discuss the […]
