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Cory Doctorow Is Making Peace with AI

by Anita Jain July 14, 2026July 13, 2026

Jane Kim, a former San Francisco City Supervisor, topped California's June insurance commissioner primary on a platform of public disaster insurance.

Politics

Can a Bernie-Backed Populist Fix California’s Home Insurance Crisis?

by Kainoa Lowman July 13, 2026July 13, 2026

Newsletter

How Trump and DOGE Broke the IRS

by Anne Kim July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

A dearth of high-quality publicly available polling means campaigns and their allies can release lesser surveys to shape their raves. Here, Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., are displayed on a television during their debate on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Politics

The Platner Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale About Polling

by Bill Scher July 10, 2026July 23, 2026

Graham Platner'sf arewell message was all about him.

Politics

Platner’s Conspiracy-Laden, Bitter Farewell

by Matthew Cooper July 8, 2026July 9, 2026

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for US Senate, speaks to the media in Bangor, Maine.

Politics

Graham Platner and the Working-Class Fetish

by Matthew Cooper July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

The Democratic Party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind Graham Platner.

Politics

If Graham Platner Won’t Quit, Democrats Need to Quit Him

by Bill Scher July 6, 2026July 6, 2026

Trump has floated ways to disrupt the 2026 midterms, from mail voting crackdowns to ICE at the polls. Here’s why voters still have power.

Law and Justice

Trump’s Election Subversion Plans?

by Garrett Epps July 6, 2026July 15, 2026

Newsletter

A Narrowing Vision of America

by Anne Kim July 5, 2026July 4, 2026

President Donald Trump signs his tax and spending bill into law during a 4th of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on Friday July 4, 2025.

Health Care

Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget

by Matt Watkins July 4, 2026July 3, 2026

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