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Politics / October 29, 2025 At some point, we have to recognize that we just don’t know about the Maine Senate candidate’s past motivations—or about much of anything else, either. Ad Policy Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine. (Sophie Park / Getty Images) I’ve got a dim view of online discourse, and decided long ago to opt out of it. Arguing about our problems online strikes me as philosophically similar to (and about as likely to succeed as) homeopathy. You don’t fix a car by repeatedly slamming it into the brick wall you…

President Donald Trump speaks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO luncheon in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA – President Trump on Wednesday confidently predicted striking a deal with China’s leader in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Forum, following a period of trade tensions that have threatened to escalate. “I think we’re going have a deal, I think it will be a good deal for both, and that’s really a great result,” Trump told a lunch meeting of APEC business executives in…

Ad Policy Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani (C) with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), right, during an election rally on October 26, 2025, in New York City. (Andres Kudacki / Getty Images) Voters can take a stand against Trump’s candidates in next Tuesday’s elections in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, and New York City—and move toward redistricting that favors Democrats. Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect explains. Also: A new art exhibit in Los Angeles, called Monuments, displays 10 decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside the work of 19 artists responding or relating to them. It’s at MOCA, the…

This photo provided by North Korean government shows what it says a test of a sea-to-surface cruise missile at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via KNS/AP hide caption toggle caption KCNA via KNS/AP SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday…

Politics / Rethinking Rural / October 27, 2025 Rural activists are ready to take their place and play their part in the coalitions that are forming. Ad Policy Loretta Jasper, left, and Jo Schwartz, wave to a passing vehicle on Buckeye Avenue in downtown Abilene, Kansas, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, during a “No Kings” protest.(Brian Kratzer / Missourian via AP) Democrats and others on the left need to put working people, farmers, and rural communities at the center of the effort to defeat Trumpism. There’s no question that rural activists are ready to take their place and play their…

An American flag flies near shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 26. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The Republican-led Senate on Tuesday delivered a rare bipartisan rebuke of President Trump in a vote to terminate the emergency powers he has used to set tariffs on Brazil, part of a larger push to rein in the administration’s efforts to install trade barriers. By a vote of 52 to 48, the Senate approved a measure that would roll back the 50% tariffs on Brazil imposed by President Trump in July. Five Republicans joined…

Activism / October 28, 2025 Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next? Ad Policy Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida.(Octavio Jones / Getty Images) Fort Snelling, Minnesota—On Friday, beneath blue skies and orange leaves, a group of protesters gathered outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Building and held a moment of silence for those who have been killed, detained, or disappeared by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Chants of “Say his name!” followed, as the protesters…

A federal worker moves through the food distribution line at an event giving food to federal workers affected by the shutdown in Hyattesville, Md., on Oct. 21, 2025. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes the nearly 42 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, previously known as food stamps. The Trump administration has warned that the debit-like EBT…

Politics / StudentNation / October 28, 2025 While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness. Ad Policy New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is pictured during press conference and launching of the Affordable Housing Budget Campaign with NYC Council Progressive Caucus in March 2024.(Luiz C. Ribeiro / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the…

Earlier this year, the Trump administration shut down USAID and slashed spending on international aid and development. Development advocates worried — and continue to worry — that this will hurt the economies of developing nations and have deadly consequences for some of the poorest people on Earth. That story generated tons of headlines earlier this year. But Dean Yang, an economist at the University of Michigan, argues “the anti-immigration actions of the Trump administration are likely to have an even bigger negative effect on the economic development of the world’s poor countries” — and that story has gotten much less…