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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump
The Supreme Court has struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Anthony Romero, executive director of the …
18 hours ago
How the Supreme Court expanded Trump's power
The president can now fire most independent regulators, ending a nearly century-old precedent. Mark Joseph Stern, who covers the courts and the law f…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Octavia Butler imagined the future on this typewriter
Every storyteller has a tool: a notebook, a camera, a microphone. For legendary author Octavia Butler, it was a powder blue typewriter. That typewrit…
4 days, 21 hours ago
Supreme Court makes it easier to deport immigrants
The Supreme Court issued several opinions today that advance the Trump administration's agenda on immigration, gun access and the environment.
It ende…
5 days, 17 hours ago
The race to save Arizona's groundwater
Groundwater supplies in the Colorado River basin are falling fast as a historic drought continues to punish the West. Now, states like Arizona are co…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Washington’s plan to ease the housing crisis
Affordable housing is top of mind for voters, and lawmakers appear to be listening. The Senate on Monday passed a big housing bill that aims to incre…
1 week ago
How Israel's wars are reshaping the Democratic Party
Israel's wars in the Middle East have become a wedge issue in several congressional campaigns, especially in New York, where establishment Democrats …
1 week, 1 day ago
Reverse Course: Solutions for the climate crisis
Our series Reverse Course has explored environmental crises and possible fixes, from water vapor harvesting to electric trucks.
At the WBUR Festival …
1 week, 3 days ago
America's 250th birthday must reckon with racism, historian says
In the new book "America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries," author Eddie Glaude looks at the cycles of American history and how t…
1 week, 4 days ago
Why ending the war won't heal the economy
There’s a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war, but experts say energy prices and inflation are not expected to co…
1 week, 5 days ago