Live Updates: Hollywood Director Rob Reiner and His Wife Are Found Dead www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

Harvard Business School Professor and Economist Arthur C. Brooks: Be bored. youtu.be/orQKfIXMiA8

Tuvalu, a tiny island country of 11,000 people, represents a test case for how governments will respond as climate change drives displacement econ.st/4946g3m Photo: Getty Images

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Colorado and Hawaii Thursday in the latest lawsuits by the administration seeking to force states to hand over their unredacted voter rolls. DOJ has now sued 16 states over access to their voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Preview of what’s to come in the US? Isn’t the US deploying the same tech and tactics against immigrants? How long before they are turned against US citizens? apnews.com/article/whis...

While the U.S. Supreme Court has undermined the ability of Congress and the Executive Branch to regulate, there remains one legislative pathway to curb harmful spillover effects. Read more in my latest article, W(h)ither Regulation? Hither to the Tax System. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Mothers in New Hampshire who were downstream of sites contaminated with “forever chemicals” experienced triple the rate of infant deaths and had more premature births or babies with low birth weights, a new study shows. https://wapo.st/48s0AQB

More looting … “Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In the coming year, innovation and entrepreneurship will continue to suffer as a consequence of Donald Trump’s funding cuts and immigration restrictions. We explain how in The World Ahead

“The US Supreme Court signaled it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies as the court’s dominant conservative wing cast doubt on a 90-year-old precedent.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Private-equity might not be causing the housing crisis, but corporate owners could end up making it a lot worse—for everyone," @AnnieLowrey argues:

The Court has been moving in this direction for some time, but I cannot help but believe that the earlier courts were right, and that overturning that prior law would undermine the Constitutional checks and balances the founders inscribed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new. Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.

Mutlaq Mutlaq’s family spent nearly a decade searching for him after his arrest in 2015 but found nothing. Finally, a photograph appeared. A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system.

Jasmine Crockett: “To every politician celebrating this decision, let me offer a word of caution — Don't get too comfortable — When you push district lines this far, you risk losing the very seats you thought you locked in“ I think we can turn Texas blue—

My law firm is currently litigating 65 voting and election cases in 30 states. We have plans for another dozen or so. The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

I would sign this letter… The EPA authorized farmers to spray PFAs on crops, further poisoning our food chain and our bodies. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/c...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supercharging the system. Read more: propub.li/4ixq4PK

Spotify’s support for ICE recruitment.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

“Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a fraudster. Within months, he was back in business.” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

"Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz sees the yawning gap between rich and poor as a human-made crisis which is destroying politics, society and the planet." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...

🚨BREAKING: Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate two districts that are currently held by Democrats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The war on poverty is over. Rich people won. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

We Ain’t Buying It! weaintbuyingit.com

Economist Paul Krugman on DOGE’s legacy. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash

Don't assume Axios journalists were duped. "...Intelligence analysts characterize the reports as classic disinformation, pointing to several red flags: the authors' backgrounds and sudden shift in journalistic focus, connections to Witkoff..." global.espreso.tv/russia-ukrai...

Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

“The estimated cost of the 90,000-square-foot build has topped $300 million, up from its July estimate of $200 million. … A list released by White House officials and reviewed by Fortune shows all 37 donors footing the bill…. “ fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...

This is what climate change looks like. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor ordinary Americans’ daily actions and connections for anomalies instead of simply targeting wanted suspects.“ apnews.com/article/immi...

“During open enrollment, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges.” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour

"The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide." boltsmag.org/voting-right...

Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?

“Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country.” insideclimatenews.org/news/1611202...

The returns to being an insider—those with status, access to power or privileged information—ought to be falling. Instead, they are soaring. We explain three reasons why

“There are a lot of perfectionists in this room,” Witherspoon said. “You have to be perfect to get here. You don’t have to be perfect to get out of here.” news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

There’s a lot in this Post investigative piece on the suspected linchpin of the Russian plot to bomb planes, including the apparent role of someone from the allied hacking group #Killnet. Free version from marketing: wapo.st/4oSEzjQ

A recession would put indebted governments everywhere to a stern fiscal test

Once unthinkable, child labor is back — in headlines and workplaces. How did we get here? What can we do? EPI’s Nina Mast will join @AspenEOP tomorrow for Backsliding on Child Protections: The Return of Child Labor in the US → as.pn/childlabor #TalkOpportunity 1/

This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

How Much Plastic Can Kill a Sea Turtle? A New Study Has Answers. “Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...

Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress “The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...