Yesterday, I had the chance to speak with Dr.

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Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...

ICE Out Now honk and wave in Boulder, Saturday, January 31, 1:00-2:30pm at Canyon and Broadway! ICE is invading our cities and executing our citizens. Defund ICE! Melt it away. We must continuousl...

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

I sued I.C.E. Here’s why the case is important for our country.

President Trump calls Crow and other members of Congress traitors. But an Army captain who refused orders in 1864 today is remembered with reverence for his defiance.

Lawmakers nationwide can lower power bills by cutting utility profits, rewarding the companies for boosting efficiency, and unleashing solar and storage.

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The confluence of two accelerating trends augurs poorly for critical mineral-rich economies in the Global South: the rise of economic nationalism

The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.

In this special episode of Energy Gang, recorded live at the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C., experts unpack the challenges of U.S. energy permitting reform, grid expansion and the politics shapi...

Cause for concern

It is about regime change

“We never saw this coming," a Guinness spokesperson admitted.

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Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.

Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks.

Stanford University's student newspaper sued the Trump Administration on Wednesday, arguing it has violated the free-speech rights of foreign students by threatening to deport them for writing stories that it considers "anti-American or anti-Israel."

Podcast Episode · You Are Not So Smart · 05/12/2025 · 59m

Biden’s Secretary of Energy argues that if Trump wants to achieve his goals, preserving his predecessor’s manufacturing incentives is the only way.

People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.

Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 12/18/2024 · 1h 3m

As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.