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Decades after independence, colonial-era laws have created a mass-incarceration crisis in Sierra Leone as poor citizens are thrown into prison for the smallest offenses.

The outgoing senator recognizes--to a greater extent than any other Democrat--the need to renew the party's commitment to a politics of economic populism.

Piss You Off. (Graffiti In NYC)

While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intellectuals like these men and women.

Since October 2023, NBC's Meet the Press, ABC's This Week, and CNN's State of the Union have not featured a single Palestinian guest.

But between candidates who are defenders of the system and those who are anti-system. Democrats lost because they allowed Trump to be the only voice of antiestablishment rage.

He didn't win a majority of the popular vote, and the idea that America has gone full MAGA is outlandish.

Around the world catastrophic wars rage.

On the 10th anniversary of Obama's opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people--and the right thing to do.

Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.