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Legal scholar Ray Madoff discusses her new book, "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy."

Former officials told HuffPost that last year, President Biden rejected suggestions from advisers to reduce American involvement in Israel's devastating war in Gaza.

The Frontline documentary 'Born Poor' follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through their teen years to young adulthood.

SNAP funds will finally be released and healthcare premiums are expected to increase by $500 or more a month for 24M people if Republicans refuse to extend subsidies.

Hungarian journalist András Pethő and former Hungarian Parliament member Gábor Scheiring watched Hungary become an authoritarian state. They share lessons for the US.

Vets Say No protests are taking place across the country. Veterans are standing against tyranny, corruption, the militarization of our streets, and social service cuts.

In her new book, Thea Riofrancos explores the environmental and social costs of the race to embrace green solutions like electronic cars by expanding lithium mining.

More than 300 Palestinian children remain in Israeli prisons, nearly half are being held without charges, according to Defense for Children International–Palestine.

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist focused on reducing the cost of living for working-class New Yorkers, won a historic election to become New York City's mayor.

CA passed Prop 50, Zohran Mamdani won NYC's mayoral race, Abigail Spanberger will become VA's first female governor, and Mikie Sherrill will be NJ's next Governor.

Californians approved Prop 50, a measure that will give Democrats five seats held by Republicans. Prop 50 is a response to Trump's demand for Texas to draw new maps.

As millions vote in important races across the country, the Trump Administration has announced that it will only partially fund SNAP benefits as the shutdown continues.

The Rights of Nature movement works to advance the understanding that ecosystems, wildlife, and the Earth are living beings with inherent rights to exist.

On October 23, Trump finalized plans to open the pristine Alaska wildlife refuge, the crown jewel of our national refuge system, to oil and gas drilling.

Climate Central's rapid attribution study found that climate change strengthened Melissa's winds by about 10 mph, which has devastated communities across the Caribbean.

Rosanna Xia's new documentary, Out of Plain Sight, explores the haunting legacy of toxic chemicals and their long-lasting implications to the greater ecosystem.

Democrats are refusing to budge on the government shutdown until Republicans agree to extend tax credits for healthcare premiums. Meantime, millions are struggling.

Randi Weingarten's new book is a love letter to public school educators and an expose of the well-funded campaign behind attacks on teachers and the war on knowledge.

Peter Beinart's new book "is about the story Jews tell ourselves to block out the screams. My hope is that we will one day see Gaza's obliteration as a turning point."

In 2024, the removal of four dams on the Klamath River marked a historic victory for an Indigenous-led movement, achieving the largest river restoration project in history.

Protests begin in the Bay Area as federal agents arrive at Coast Guard Island in Alameda. We'll open the lines and find out how communities are preparing.

Over 59,000 people are in ICE detention. Sixty-five percent had no convictions and 93 percent had no violent convictions, according to data obtained by Cato.

Former assistance secretary of education Diane Ravitch discusses her new book, "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else.”

Surging electricity demand from data centers across the US is outpacing the supply of new clean energy sources, helping to sustain the fossil fuel industry.

Trump's 2026 budget proposes a $4.5B cut, about 30 percent, targeting programs related to climate research, including the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

Trump is escalating immigration crackdowns. ICE raids are terrorizing communities in Chicago and California's newest ICE facility is described as “hell on earth.”

On November 4, Californians will vote on Prop 50, a ballot measure Democrats say is necessary to counter gerrymandering in Texas and other Republican-led states.

Lisa Graves discusses her new book, "Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights."

The GOP's sweeping spending and tax bill, which is now law, funds $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthy through the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in US history.

Washington Post reporter Dana Hedgpeth has extensively covered the 523 Indian boarding schools established in the US, where 3,104 students died between 1828 and 1970.

The Supreme Court's new term includes cases on presidential power, voting rights, immigrants, campaign finance, and LGBTQ youth.

Will Potter's new book exposes the powerful forces working to obscure reality and suppress protest, and animal agriculture's role in accelerating climate collapse.

Raoul Peck, the acclaimed Haitian filmmaker, discusses his new film, which examines how George Orwell "foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future."

Trump has barred new solar and wind projects from federal land and waters, eliminated incentives for clean energy, and called for an entire industry to be stopped.

Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace, and the world's most beloved primatologist, environmentalist, and humanitarian, passed away on October 1 at the age of 91.

A New York Times investigation reveals how the United Arab Emirates invested $2 billion in the Trump family's crypto business days before receiving access to AI chips.

The Israeli Defense Minister issued a final warning to Palestinians in Gaza City, saying those who remain will be considered "terrorists and terror supporters."

Given that it's impossible to keep up with daily shootings and deaths, where is the conversation about gun control?

Trump says Smithsonian museums promote "divisive, race-centered ideology," and focus too much on "how bad slavery was." How is the public responding?

The documentary, No Place to Grow Old, focuses on the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country: adults ages 55 and older.

In his new book, "Rising Waters," Tony Bartelme reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.

Stripped for Parts tells the story of Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund that is gutting US newspapers — and the journalists fighting to save them.