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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks as Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) listen during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 15th, 2019, held in response to Donald Trump's tweets.

Ideas

The Most Disturbing Thing About Trump’s Racism Is How American It Is

When asked about Americans considering his tweets racist, Trump responded, "It doesn't concern me because many people agree with me."

Jared Keller

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) attends a press conference following a tour of Border Patrol facilities and migrant detention centers for 15 members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on July 1st, 2019, in Clint, Texas.

News in Brief

Which Reports on Immigrant Detention Conditions Can We Trust?

The government's own internal report confirms some of the claims made by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others this week.

Jack Herrera

A metal fence marked with the U.S. Border Patrol sign prevents people from getting close to the barbed/concertina wire covering the U.S.–Mexico border fence, in Nogales, Arizona, on February 9th, 2019.

Social Justice

‘A Pervasive Culture of Cruelty’: What a Secret Facebook Group Reveals About the U.S. Border Patrol

In the group, current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the death of migrants, posted vulgar images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and shared racist memes.

A.C. Thompson

A sign advertises an apartment for rent along a row of brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Economics

Democrats Agree That the Housing Crisis Is a Problem. They Just Don’t Agree on How to Fix It.

For an issue on which so many agree—the rent is too damned high, especially in urban areas—housing affordability doesn't present one single obvious fix.

Kriston Capps