This Progressive Judge Is Democrats’ Best Hope to Take Down Elon Musk

3 days 12 hours ago
“I need to talk for just a minute or two about my opponent,” Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford tells a crowd of supporters in Kenosha. “Elon Musk.” It’s become her signature line. And it was particularly apt for her to deliver on Friday, March 28, the same day Musk announced that he would hold […]
Ari Berman

Trump Wants to Shutter FEMA. Can States Fill Its Shoes?

3 days 17 hours ago
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump appears to be serious about getting the federal government out of disaster response. Earlier this week, his secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, said in a Cabinet meeting that she would move to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency […]
Jake Bittle

Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Are Obsessed With You Having More Babies

3 days 17 hours ago
Last Thursday night, I attended a cocktail party in the penthouse apartment of an Austin, Texas, highrise. Through floor-to-ceiling glass windows, we watched dusk settle over the rainy sweep of the city, from the bars below us to the university campus, to the downtown skyline, studded with construction sites. As the first guests began to […]
Kiera Butler