The White House and Congress can and should provide relief to American families who bore the costs of these illegal tariffs. The administration has the responsibility to design such relief.…
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Pat Parenteau, an emeritus professor…
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment Although President Trump calls solar and wind power a “scam,” falsely alleges that they drive up electricity costs (the opposite is true), and has…
“Donald Trump illegally stole your money,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “He should give it back to you.”
“The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.
The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.
By Joshua Scheer With the Supreme Court preparing to rule on whether the president can control independent agencies, it’s worth revisiting the risks of unchecked executive power. The case centers…
Morgan Marietta Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee originally published at The Conversation The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship.…
By Joshua Scheer This latest trip down the tariff rabbit hole was sparked by a Common Dreams report featuring new videos from the nonprofit advocacy group Tariffs Cost US, which…
Rulings on the Supreme Court’s “emergency docket” foreshadow its abiding deference to Trump.
Take it from someone who grew up in South Texas and has had interactions with Border Patrol agents throughout his life — a person’s ethnicity is often the only requisite…
A GOP court challenge could lead to the biggest erosion in campaign spending limitations since “Citizens United.”
SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law.
The Supreme Court just made it harder for judges to block presidential policies nationwide, but lawmakers hold the key to changing that.
