JD Vance’s home town is bouncing back – and it’s largely thanks to immigrants

Immigrants have played a central role to the revival of Middletown, Ohio, while the vice-president has made criticizing immigrants a main theme of his political career When Daniel Cárdenas from Coahuila, Mexico, first arrived in Middletown, a post-industrial city of 50,000 people in south-west Ohio, he was immediately enamored. “It’s a small town with friendly … Read more

Our research shows: the resistance is alive and well | Erica Chenoweth, Jeremy Pressman and Soha Hammam

Street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest “Where is the resistance?” is a common refrain. Our research affirms that resistance is alive and well. Many underestimate resistance to the current Republican administration because they view resistance through a narrow lens. The 2017 Women’s March in particular – immediate in … Read more

Fired FTC commissioner sounds ‘blinking red alarm’ over apparent rise of billionaire power under Trump

Alvaro Bedoya, who was involved in cases against firms such as Amazon, warns of apparent ‘quid pro quo’ deals The US is in the midst of an extraordinary battle between “the rule of law versus the rule of billionaires”, a top Democratic government official and attorney has warned, after his unprecedented firing by Donald Trump. … Read more