News in Brief Trump Reportedly Watches Four-Plus Hours of TV a Day. Science Says That’s Not a Great Idea. Pacific Standard checks out the studies. Francie Diep
News in Brief Does Trump Want Peace in the Middle East? Some analysts aren't so certain. Massoud Hayoun
Social Justice Inside the J20 Prosecution: How the Feds Are Criminalizing Dissent In its case against inauguration protesters, the government is aligning itself with far-right propagandists and fringe vigilantes. Elizabeth King
Social Justice White House Calls for Immigration Reform After New York City Bombing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for Congress to work with President Trump to change immigration laws. Francie Diep
Social Justice How Leftist Activists Can Avoid Burnout Under Trump A new book offers an alternative to the kinds of "rigid radicalism" that tend to wear you out. Elizabeth King
Economics The GOP Tax Bill Is an All-Out Assault on America’s Weakest Phase One: Blow up the deficit. Phase Two: Use austerity to justify shredding the safety net. David M. Perry
Environment What Native Americans Stand to Lose If Trump Opens Up Public Lands for Business Trump's decision to roll back Utah's national monument protections is as much a threat to tribal sovereignty as it is to the environment. Kate Wheeling
Economics The Three Biggest Reasons the Government Might Shut Down This Month The government is due to run out of money on Friday. What happens next? Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Trump Reaches Peak Brinkmanship With His Jerusalem Embassy Bid Analysts around the globe caution such a move would put any peace talks between Israel and Palestine at risk. Massoud Hayoun
Social Justice Trump Reverses Decades of U.S. Policy to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Jordan's King Abdullah warned that the move "will have serious implications for security and stability in the Middle East. Kate Wheeling