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Rents Are Unaffordable Nationwide. A Renter’s Tax Credit Would Help.

A monthly tax credit that capped housing costs at 30 percent of income could keep millions of Americans — including me — in our homes.

In the last decade or so, 24 states have legalized cannabis for adult use. There’s a reason none have turned back.

Being “tough” on immigration doesn’t mean you have to support cruel or ineffective policies.

Unhoused from the White House and down on his luck.

Should poor people await trial behind bars while the rich go free? In the latest election year culture war, some Republicans say yes.

Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.

It turns out most Americans are “woke,” with even Republicans rejecting Ron DeSantis’s efforts to “Floridize” the country.

Local news is too important for our democracy to live and die by ad dollars or fundraising. Public funding could help.

I went from casting movie stars to experiencing homelessness. Now I’m organizing my neighbors for a living wage and a better safety net.

Donald Trump’s reelection bid gets an assist from his Supreme Court appointees.