Zohran Mamdani’s Taxi Agenda Pulls Up to City Hall
uttu Politics / January 14, 2026 Mamdani names Midori Valdivia as taxi commissioner as the drivers who powered his…
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Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China
Jon Wiener: From the Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show:…
The Real Welfare Fraud Scandal
Politics / January 14, 2026 If the Trump administration were truly concerned with fraud in social services spending,…
Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22
Comment / January 14, 2026 An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico. Ad…
Ciji Graham Died Unable to Get Heart Care or an Abortion in North Carolina — ProPublica
When Ciji Graham visited a cardiologist on Nov. 14, 2023, her heart was pounding at 192 beats per…
Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens — ProPublica
Reporting Highlights Chokeholds: We found over 40 cases of agents using chokeholds and other moves that can block…
Wisconsin Officials File Felony Murder Charges for Corey Stingley’s Death Following Dad’s Quest for Justice — ProPublica
Craig Stingley had no legal training, no big-name lawyer or civil rights advocate by his side. Yet for…
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth | The Nation
In 2018, they called themselves “the Badasses”—a cadre of female national-security and military veterans running for Congress as…
How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed?
Books & the Arts / January 13, 2026 How has the idea of revolution changed? A new…
Trump’s New Endowment Tax Is Already Reshaping Higher Education
Society / StudentNation / January 13, 2026 The “Big, Beautiful Bill” added additional taxes on a small set…