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“Master Plan”: New Lever Podcast Series Traces How Oligarchs “Legalized Corruption” in U.S.

Investigative journalist David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, is the host of a new podcast series exploring how extremist ideologues and wealthy oligarchs have developed a system of legalized corruption in the U.S. Master Plan traces the decadeslong conservative-led plan to increase the role of money in politics. “This was a plan, a specific plan, to deregulate the campaign finance laws,” says Sirota.

“Opportunity Economy”: Kamala Harris Promotes Expanded Child Tax Credit, Regulating Price Gouging

Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first major interview Thursday since becoming the Democratic nominee, laying out her plans for “an opportunity economy” if she becomes president. Sociologist Nikhil Goyal, author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty, says Harris’s support for policies like an expanded child tax credit shows a clear contrast between herself and Republican nominee Donald Trump.

From Decriminalization to Border Crackdown, Harris Defends Hard-Line Shift in 1st Interview as Nominee

In her first major interview since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris was questioned by CNN’s Dana Bash about her policy positions and campaign platform. We begin with a look at Harris’s increasingly rightward stance on immigration and border policy with immigration activist Erika Andiola. As she touted her support for hard-line border security and asylum policies, Harris positioned herself as tougher on immigration than Trump.

The Women Trump Is Winning

Updated at 5:55 p.m. ET on August 31, 2024
Donald Trump’s appearance last night at Moms for Liberty’s annual gathering was intended as a classic campaign stop—a chance for the candidate to preen in front of a friendly audience.
And this audience certainly was friendly. At this week’s “Joyful Warriors” summit in Washington, D.C.

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Drawing Her Bow

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Sheetal Devi of Team India competes against Mariana Zuniga of Team Chile (not pictured) during the Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination Match 49 on day three of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 31. Devi, now 17 years old, was born without arms. In 2021, she was encouraged by members of the Indian army to take up archery and soon won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

The Race to Court Swing-State Voters

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With just over two months to go in the presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are campaigning for voters in crucial swing states.

The Parent-Child Relationship in the College Years

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There’s a moment, toward the end of a parent’s trip to drop their child off at college, when it feels like the world is changing. Many describe the joy and loss that mingle in those five minutes walking back to the car.

Millions of American Women Have a Condition Doctors Rarely Test For

This article was originally published by Undark Magazine.
About three years ago, Soumya Rangarajan struggled day after day with exhaustion, headaches, and heart palpitations. As a frontline hospital doctor during the coronavirus pandemic, she first attributed her symptoms to the demands of an unprecedented health-care crisis.
But a social-media post got Rangarajan thinking about the possibility that she might actually be the victim of something more mundane: an iron deficiency.