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Through her divisive rhetoric, Education Secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own
Mark Hlavacik, Dustin Hornbeck, Kevin Welner, Nicholas Tampio, Stanley S. Litow
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Five experts comment on the impact she had on education
Trump built a national debt so big (even before COVID) that it’ll weigh down the economy for years
Allan Sloan, Cezary Podkul
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge
“One Night in Miami,” Regina King’s stunning directorial debut, makes icons human
Melanie McFarland
In this history-based film Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke hung out one night and made magic
How to stop an Insurrection Caucus: These reforms could reduce GOP extremism and save our democracy
David Daley
There were two mobs behind the Capitol riot: One in MAGA hats, the other in expensive suits. Both did immense harm
The iconic American inventor is still a white male — that’s an obstacle to race and gender inclusion
Anjali Vats
The story of the invention in America largely ignores the contributions of women and people of color
Democrats can save themselves with this One Weird Trick: Reject the Trump census
DC Breckner
A daring call to inaction: Democrats face death by reapportionment — but there's a hidden escape hatch. Take it!
Biden’s first order of business may be to undo Trump’s policies, but it won’t be easy
Julie Rovner
Changing policies made by the executive branch seems easy, but that’s not always the case
Can we save democracy from the two-party system?
Doug Neiss
A political establishment that equates the left and right as untouchable evils is not "moderate." It's a disaster
Georgia runoffs cap a Democratic comeback: Last election of the Trump era may lock GOP out of power
Heather Digby Parton
One of Donald Trump's final legacies in office appears to be leading the Republican Party to defeat in Georgia
“Fort Trump”: President wants to rename base honoring Confederate general for himself
Roger Sollenberger
Georgia's Fort Benning honors a pro-slavery Confederate general. Trump's latest genius idea: Rename it for me!
As Americans are dying by the thousands, Trump aims to short-circuit democracy
Bob Hennelly
Trump's coup attempt and the worsening pandemic are not separate stories — they're aspects of the same chaos
Income inequality is out of control. Economists fear Biden won’t do enough to fix it
Matthew Rozsa
Based on his appointments, economists fear Biden may merely re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic
Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden’s EPA
Erin Douglas
The state is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA
Retired generals aren’t supposed to lead the Pentagon: Here’s why
Dwight Stirling
Like Trump, Biden intends to nominate a retired general to lead the Pentagon. It's not supposed to work that way
After “outright grift” under Trump, Democratic senators urge Biden to “padlock the revolving door”
Kenny Stancil
They say Biden must "stop special interests from profiting off of the public service of government officials"
Why we can’t just “move on”: We need accountability for Donald Trump’s misdeeds
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
We can't repeat President Obama's mistakes: There's no way to move forward without addressing the damage done
Ten actions Biden can take to undo Trump’s war on immigrants
Sasha Abramsky
Biden's first 100 days in office could see a big rollback of Trump’s immigration restrictions
Biden’s pick for intelligence chief, Avril Haines, is tainted by drones and torture
Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
Haines is affable and intelligent. She was also a key figure in drone killings and helped cover up U.S. torture
The Trump administration spent millions on border wall contracts to build on land it doesn’t own
Perla Trevizo, Jeremy Schwartz
Trump's strategy of awarding contracts before acquiring titles to land in Texas has cost the taxpayer millions
Are the Trumpers headed for history’s dumpster? Don’t count on it
Jim Sleeper
Even as elected Republicans turn against Trump, the forces that gave him power remain intact. Beware the future
JPMorgan Chase wrongly charged 170,000 customers overdraft fees. Trump’s OCC refused to penalize it
Patrick Rucker
How the OCC under Trump quietly held back from punishing banks for abuses
Trump administration has awarded border wall contracts on land in Texas it doesn’t own
Perla Trevizo, Jeremy Schwartz
Awarding contracts before acquiring title to land in Texas has led to millions of dollars of costs in delays
Lost in the middle: Will the arrogant certainty of “centrism” destroy America?
David Masciotra
From Bill Clinton through Barack Obama and now Joe Biden, the centrist consensus has failed — and learned nothing
In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
Ayanna Thompson, Coen Heijes
An annual tradition or a national embarrassment?
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