The Workers America Depends
On
IMMIGRATION POLICY · TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
July 1, 2026
The Supreme Court ruling allowing
the Trump administration to end
Temporary Protected Status threatens
over a million workers, risking…
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The Permission-Slip
Presidency Comes for AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · GOVERNMENT REGULATION
July 1, 2026
The U.S. government is restricting
access to advanced AI models,
prioritizing trusted partners and
national security over broad public
availability.
The newest thing in artificial
intelligence is not a model. It is a
permission slip…
Washington Nearly Blinded
Itself to the Ocean
CLIMATE · GOVERNMENT · REGIONAL
June 27, 2026
The National Science Foundation
nearly dismantled the Ocean
Observatories Initiative, risking
loss of critical long-term ocean
data before reversing course.
Washington has a bad habit of
discovering the value of scientific
instruments only after it orders…
The Golden Door Is Closed
IMMIGRATION POLICY · RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
June 26, 2026
The Supreme Court upheld Trump
administration policies ending
protections for Haitians and…
The Bill Has Found the View
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
June 24, 2026
At the end of Mechanic Street,
Portsmouth New Hampshire becomes
almost too beautiful for arithmetic…
Return to Sender
POLITICS
June 23, 2026
The Postal Service’s proposed
ballot-mail rule would require new
voter data checks, risking delays…
The AI Scarlet Letter
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ECONOMY · GOVERNMENT
June 22, 2026
Monday, 10 a.m. A UCLA student sits
for an online final with a camera
watching,…
A Good Exit From a Bad Iran
War
U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS · NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY
June 18, 2026
The U.S.-Iran memorandum ends active
conflict and reopens the Strait of
Hormuz but defers key nuclear issues…
“That’s a Bit Crazy, Eh?”
AMERICAN POLITICS · DEMOCRACY · ELECTORAL COLLEGE
June 18, 2026
The article examines the
complexities and contradictions of
American democracy, highlighting
federalism, unequal representation…