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Mighty Morphin Power Player

What does Hillary’s top political benefactor want from a Clinton administration?.

Remote Controlled​​​​​​​

Sinclair broadcast group is taking over local stations around the country—and turning them into trump tv.

Canadian Bakin

While the Trump administration reboots the war on pot, Canada is poised to corner the legal market.

Grapes Of Fear

Low pay, long hours, grueling work: Life was hard enough for California’s vineyard workers— then Trump threatened to deport them.

Riley's Coup

How an Oakland rapper made a film about race and class and rapacious capitalism that millions will pay to see

A Far Cry

Another way Trump hurts Trump country

Outgunned And Outmanned

The nation’s top gun cops are underfunded and buried in bureaucracy—just the way the nra wants them.

The Case For Lo Pro

Why America’s latest dietary fetish is bad for just about everybody.

Make America Hate Again

Meet the white nationalists salivating at the thought of a Trump presidency.

Is CBD Really The Miracle Drug That Marketers Claim?

Is CBD really the miracle drug that marketers claim?

The Most Important Election Of Your Lives

The mid-terms will determine whether Donald Trump's two-year assault on democratic norms will be repudiated or validated. No pressure.

Nation Building

Thirteen thousand people. Four thousand square miles. Meet the activists fighting to organize one Arizona reservation.

The Last Dinosaur

Trump and the fossil fuel lobby can stall for time. But change is coming faster than you think.

How Restaurant Workers Can Stop Sexual Harassment

How restaurant workers can stop sexual harassment by customers.

Where's The Beef?

Livestock companies have a message for veggie burger makers: Hands off the word “meat.”

The Problem With Sexy Science

When peer review fails, how can journalists, researchers, and lawmakers be more vigilant?

How The Reddest Of Red States Built A Preschool Program Second To None

How the reddest of red states built a preschool program second to none

How Washington Left Students To Drown In Debt

Why is the nation's flagship debt forgiveness program failing the students it's supposed to help?

Is It Time To Test Drugs On Pregnant Women?

Is it time to test drugs on pregnant women?

Tapped Out

How US thirst for cerveza could worsen water shortages in Mexico

Sins Of Submission

Purity culture taught me to rationalize my sexual assault. #ChurchToo forced me to reckon with it.

A Growing Elder Care Crisis

A growing elder care crisis is making life hell for families. Maine is considering a radical solution.

The Anti Abortion 'Rescue' Movement Born Again

A radical wing of the anti-abortion crusade has returned, emboldened by the prospect of the end of Roe v. Wade.

Old Cops, New Tricks

An innovative police unit is pioneering a better way to investigate sexual assault on campus— and listen to survivors.

Hidden Figures

The 2020 census will shape the future of our democracy. The Trump administration is working to make that future whiter and more conservative.

Who Moved My Teachers?

Wisconsin’s war on unions has gutted public schools. The rest of America could be next.

It Happens Here

I underwent genital mutilation as a child in the United States. Will exposure stop the practice—or drive it further underground?

Blue Republic

Kevin de León’s California dream

Banned Together

THERE WERE SIGNS OF LIFE earlier, fits of obstruction, but the moment when the Democratic Party officially awoke from its stupor and caught up to the reality of President Donald Trump came in the last weekend of January, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and a half-dozen places like it.

Guerrilla Gopros

Unicorn Riot’s underground video insurrection.