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The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, and shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwhelmingly to the wealthy. It is a staggering upward redistribution of income.

Mamdani has one more big hurdle to overcome–a general election in November. Pulling together a successful electoral coalition is difficult, but forging a governing coalition to run the city is even harder. As mayor, Mamdani will face major challenges

The old world is dying. Can the new world be born?

By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.

The most dangerous thing about Alligator Alcatraz isn’t the alligators. It’s the message...

Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’

Israeli troops were ordered to kill starving, unarmed civilians who were trying to get food for their families.

Switching gears

If Thomas Friedman’s fairytale world of light-versus-darkness were to evaporate, less noble motives for U.S. and Israeli actions might be revealed.

SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law.