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SNAP Enrollment Is Falling Faster Than Expected — Here’s What’s Happening in Each State

Something unusual is happening to America’s largest food-assistance program: millions of people are disappearing from the rolls much faster than federal forecasters expected. Newly released...

Saving Advice · Aug 27

What to know about Flock’s controversial license plate readers

Flock's plate reader cameras have sparked a heated debate over mass surveillance, spurring protests and arrests in Chicago's suburbs. Here are the answers to some key questions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 27

Six months into the US-Iran war, will there be any accountability for potential war crimes?

The Trump administration has consistently viewed itself as being above international law. Not only does it claim international law doesn’t apply to the United States, it has imposed sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Conversation · Aug 27

How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police

Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the cultural landscape. Uptake across various sectors, including law enforcement, quickly followed, usually with minimal foresight and little to no guardrails, like effective policies or laws, to govern AI use.

The Conversation · Aug 27

The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.

And both are hiding behind a lie of omission.

Reason · Aug 27

A year after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, documents detail swift response, little on motive

Documents released a year after the deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church and school detail a swift response by authorities but reveal little about the motive for the attack

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our September/October 2026 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

Texas Observer · Aug 27

When skilled immigrants are overqualified, employers pay a price too

Canada actively recruits highly educated and skilled immigrants through programs, yet many of these immigrants struggle to find work matching their skills and experience.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?

The conservative justice is sticking around on the Supreme Court. Will conservatives come to regret it?

Reason · Aug 27

Candidates Run Against Data Centers, but Ohio Legislature Didn’t Get the Memo

Candidates in both parties turn on the industry while a bill redefining coal and gas as “clean” energy moves quietly in the statehouse.

Capital & Main · Aug 27