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Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures
Politicians and pundits are stoking a backlash to trans rights in the wake of the election. They’re playing a dangerous game.
Bernie Sanders Is Leading a Bold New Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel Bernie Sanders Is Leading a Bold New Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel
The senator has more allies than ever in his fight to hold Israel accountable and save lives in Gaza.
Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago
The hosts of Joe Biden’s favorite political talk show have quickly pivoted to kissing the ring of the incoming president.
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Warning From the Past Warning From the Past
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The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions
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Trump Voters for Abortion; and Learning from John Lewis Trump Voters for Abortion; and Learning from John Lewis
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The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
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A Basketball Look Back A Basketball Look Back
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Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks?
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Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First
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March 13, 2012: Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?
After supporters protested his “sham” trial, Abdulelah Haider Shaye would have been pardoned. Then Obama intervened.
Politics
When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance. When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.
If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.
The First Amendment Will Suffer Under Trump The First Amendment Will Suffer Under Trump
Given what’s heading our way, we need a capacious view and robust defense of the First Amendment from all quarters.
Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy
Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency or “DOGE” will comprise of two clueless tech bros. What targets, exactly, will Musk and Ramaswamy try to hit?
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Slavery in an Age of Emancipation Slavery in an Age of Emancipation
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Thomas Müntzer’s Misunderstood Revolution Thomas Müntzer’s Misunderstood Revolution
A recent biography of the German preacher and leader of the Peasants’s War examines what remains radical about the short-lived rebellion he led.
World
Gazans Heard Trump’s Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them. Gazans Heard Trump’s Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them.
Trump made a direct pitch to end the war on Gaza. The people still living there were listening.
The New Face of British Conservatism is Black—and Female The New Face of British Conservatism is Black—and Female
The London-born daughter of Nigerian parents presides over the ruins of 14 years of Tory rule. Can her brand of nativism-lite bring the party out of the wilderness?
Israel Is Still Targeting Palestinian Journalists. Silence Is Not an Option. Israel Is Still Targeting Palestinian Journalists. Silence Is Not an Option.
Journalists around the world have an urgent duty to stand with their peers in Gaza. Instead, too many are saying nothing.
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How Wisconsin Lost Control of the Strange Disease Killing Its Deer How Wisconsin Lost Control of the Strange Disease Killing Its Deer
Despite early containment efforts, chronic wasting disease has been allowed to run rampant in the state. That’s bad news for all of us.
The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right
Far from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day.
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Before he left his post at The Daily Show, Stewart was America’s voice of reason. Times have changed. Has he?
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