Congress has sweeping power to reform the federal courts. Here’s how expanding the judiciary, Supreme Court term limits, and court reform could rebalance power.

America’s housing crisis has made buying or renting a home unaffordable for millions. Here’s what the U.S. can learn from countries that do housing differently.

Across the U.S., massive data centers are powering generative AI. History suggests the boom may resemble the railroad bubble, with huge costs for the public.

American military dominance has shaped the modern world—but at enormous cost. Here's what a more peaceful, democratic U.S. foreign policy could look like.

Congress has sweeping power to reform the federal courts. Here’s how expanding the judiciary, Supreme Court term limits, and court reform could rebalance power.

Read opinion essays and commentary supporting, analyzing, and debating Supreme Court expansion, including its political and democratic implications.

Congress has sweeping power to reform the federal courts. Here’s how expanding the judiciary, Supreme Court term limits, and court reform could rebalance power.

AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.

America’s housing crisis has made buying or renting a home unaffordable for millions. Here’s what the U.S. can learn from countries that do housing differently.

How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.

The student debt crisis won’t be solved by repayment plans alone. Experts say affordable college, stronger financial aid, and debt cancellation are key.

The order came the same day that the Office of Refugee Resettlement held an industry roundtable to discuss new detention facilities for thousands of children.

America’s child care crisis isn’t inevitable. States are showing how public investment can make care more affordable, accessible, and sustainable.

RFK Jr. exposed deep weaknesses in America’s public health system. Experts explain how to rebuild federal health agencies—and make them harder to break.

RFK Jr. exposed deep weaknesses in America’s public health system. Experts explain how to rebuild federal health agencies—and make them harder to break.

America's disaster system wasn't built for the climate crisis. Experts explain how FEMA reform, preparedness, and local partnerships can save lives.

August 6 will mark 51 years since the Voting Rights Act was passed. In 2026, the landmark federal law that prohibited racial discrimination in voting, and thus enfranchised hundreds of thousands of Bl...

August 6 will mark 51 years since the Voting Rights Act was passed. In 2026, the landmark federal law that prohibited racial discrimination in voting, and thus enfranchised hundreds of thousands of Bl...

America's immigration laws are outdated, contradictory, and difficult to navigate. Experts argue reform means rebuilding the system from the ground up.

America's immigration laws are outdated, contradictory, and difficult to navigate. Experts argue reform means rebuilding the system from the ground up.

Corporate consolidation is reshaping America's grocery industry, driving higher food prices, limiting competition, and squeezing workers and consumers alike.

American military dominance has shaped the modern world—but at enormous cost. Here's what a more peaceful, democratic U.S. foreign policy could look like.

Even as Trump rolls back federal climate policy, communities across America are proving that lasting climate progress starts locally—not in Washington.

Even as Trump rolls back federal climate policy, communities across America are proving that lasting climate progress starts locally—not in Washington.

CNN and CNBC are pushing Kalshi on viewers but not telling them the whole story.

Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of “flattery diplomacy.”

Trumpism has normalized cruelty, corruption, and public spectacle. Rebuilding democracy requires restoring civic morality, accountability, and decency.

Trumpism has normalized cruelty, corruption, and public spectacle. Rebuilding democracy requires restoring civic morality, accountability, and decency.

As America turns 250, experts argue that tax reform is essential to reducing inequality, strengthening democracy, and creating a fairer economy.

Women’s health in America is failing. Experts explain how sexism, medical bias, and policy failures harm women—and what must change.

Public anger over ICE is fueling calls to reduce detention, strengthen oversight, and reform U.S. immigration enforcement.

Imagine this: I’m a reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper, assigned to cover the White House, perhaps the most prestigious assignment in American journalism. And boy oh boy, do I have a scoop. I...

The Trump administration is cynically exploiting calls for stricter AI regulation to pass broad censorship measures at the federal level.

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.

Trump's mass firings and agency cuts hollowed out federal institutions. Experts say rebuilding government may require reinventing it.