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Whatever It Takes

David B. Green The American Prospect
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has gone to great lengths to cling to power.

The Left’s Housing Civil War Is Ending

Liam Dillon, Janaki Chadha Politico
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani are embracing a mix of housing policy ideas that could permanently reshuffle urban politics.

From Mogadishu to Minneapolis

Elizabeth Schmidt Africa is a Country
The Trump administration’s crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota ignores a longer history: decades of US intervention that helped produce the violence and displacement Somalis fled.

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‘Advocates Know How To Fight Attempts To Repress Black History’

Janine Jackson Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
"How history is told has, of course, always been disputed. But somehow, as on so many things, the Trump White House has managed to shock people who just assumed there was some kind of understanding about what people in power are permitted to do."

Six Data-Driven Reasons Texas Could Actually Go Blue in 2026

G. Elliott Morris Strength in Numbers
I would not go so far as to say that Texas is likely to vote for Talarico for senator in November. But the data all point in the same direction. If Republicans pick Paxton, that could be enough to close the gap.
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