A canceled issue of a Harvard scholarly journal illustrates the dangers of the Trump era.
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The U.S. Economy Is Stumbling Badly
Don’t get distracted by the recent 3 percent GDP number. A former top Commerce Department official explains why the economic outlook is grim.
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Henry Ford vs. Elon Musk: A Century of Hate Speech
The 20th-century auto titan was all in on antisemitism, until falling car sales forced his hand. Now Tesla is tanking, X is in turmoil, and its South African-born mogul is doubling down.
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The Trump Era and The Psychology of Moral Courage
Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate moral courage and others don’t—science for the Trump Era.
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Give Democrats Some Credit for Chasing Republicans Out of Washington Early
House Speaker Mike Johnson concluded that starting summer recess early was preferable to facing votes on disclosing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Score one for the Democrats.
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Trump’s Budget Could Break the Economy
For once, the deficit hawks are right. The tax cuts for the wealthy in the Republican budget could cause the third economic meltdown this century. Unlike the Financial Crisis and the pandemic, we couldn’t spend our way out.
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Why Colbert Got Cancelled
If you think “The Late Show” got torched just for “financial reasons,” I’ve got swampland to sell you.
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Giving Students Career Tools to Be Economic Decathletes
Facing an economy that demands resilience and flexibility, students need to prepare for changing jobs and careers more than ever before.
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Alligator Alcatraz: The ICE Detention Center Is a Sin Against Nature
The effort to turn part of the Everglades into a prison for migrants desecrates the famed Florida ecosystem.
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A Month After the Minnesota Shootings, We’re Normalizing Political Violence
It’s been a month since the assassinations, yet hardly anyone seems to remember they occurred.
