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Trump Is Still a Loser: Courts Edition
Note: Norman Eisen is on vacation. Joshua Kolb, senior counsel and manager of rapid legal response at Democracy Defenders Action, is writing in his stead this week. It’s been a…
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Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching…
What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea on Friday to federal stalking-to-kill charges raised…
Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from…
Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search
A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police…
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Let's Do Lunch! ft. Claudia Sahm, Economist
Thank you for tuning into another episode of Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest , Chief Economist…
Dolly Parton’s Greatest Legacy Was Her Giving
Dolly Parton performs at 1973 dedication of Cordell Hull Dam. (Photo by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, via Flickr)On…
Aim, Misfire, Ready
Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist. You can find him on Substack here.The Contrarian is community-supported. Help fund…
What Is Going on with Vote by Mail?
What is going on with vote by mail?So back in March, Trump issued an executive order which told the Department…
The Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger Will Harm Vulnerable Communities
On Coffee with Contrarians this morning, Contrarian publisher Norm Eisen chatted with Juan Proaño, the CEO of LULAC. The League…
Meta’s Social Media Settlement Is Not Enough
On Wednesday, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced a landmark legal settlement in a trial spanning 48…
Evening Roundup, August 26: Mail-in Voting and Heidi Overton
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Is This the End of the Mass Incarceration Era?
Over the first two decades of the 21st century, the U.S. has been imprisoning people at a steadily declining rate.…