News in Brief Four Takeaways From the Senate’s ACA Stabilization Hearings Here's what Democrats and Republicans think would stabilize the non-group markets. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice Satanists Are Suing Missouri: How We Got Here The convoluted history of religious exemption in the United States. Jack Denton
News in Brief Two New Health-Care Plans Dropped Today—Neither Has Much Shot of Passing Republicans and Democrats have never been farther apart on health care. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Bernie Sanders Unveils His Medicare-for-All Plan The bill has little chance of passing a Republican-controlled Congress and White House. Francie Diep
News in Brief Trump Lawyers Ask to Revive Part of Refugee Ban The new White House request argues that an agency's help isn't enough to merit an exception to its refugee ban. Francie Diep
Environment The Oil and Gas Industry’s Latest Scheme Would All but Privatize Public Lands The Federal Land Freedom Act has nothing to do with freedom, and everything to do with avarice. Jimmy Tobias
News in Brief House Passes Bill to Raise the Debt Ceiling It ratified a measure to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government through December 8th. Morgan Baskin
Economics Is Trump Right About the Debt Ceiling? The president is saying we should get rid of the debt ceiling. Lots of economists would agree. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The War in Afghanistan Might Not Be Effective—but, for Some, It’s Profitable For certain companies, there's a logic behind the call for more war: money. Catherine Lutz
Social Justice How DACA Helped Immigrants Get More Education and Higher-Paying Jobs It remains to be seen how taking away those benefits will affect the American economy. Francie Diep