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Nazi salute by Friends of New Germany at Madison Square Garden.

What Is the History of Fascism in the United States? What Is the History of Fascism in the United States?

In Fascism Comes to America, Bruce Kuklick traces the shifting meanings of the term “fascist” from its origins to the present day and how it has, over the years, gradually lost it...

Jan 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Phil White, a British millionaire, poses with a placard that reads

The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million

The superrich at Davos do not deserve their hoards, and the rest of the world desperately needs those resources.

Jan 17, 2024 / Ingrid Robeyns

Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, listens during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York City, on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

We Live in a Golden Age of Crybullyism We Live in a Golden Age of Crybullyism

Those in power, promoting austerity and war, no longer want us to fear them. They demand something much more sinister: that we feel sorry for them.

Jan 17, 2024 / Adam Johnson

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Boston Massachusetts.

Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice

With Claudine Gay’s resignation, the university has an opportunity to truly grapple with their role in the climate crisis.

Jan 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Phoebe Barr

Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion

Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion

The president and his top advisers are prisoners of nostalgic fantasies.

Jan 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump, on stage, points in front of a large sign reading

Iowa Finally Picked the GOP Nominee Iowa Finally Picked the GOP Nominee

The state is infamous for propelling sure losers into the Republican primary. Backing Trump, it picked another loser—but he’s likely to be the nominee anyway.

Jan 16, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waves after speaking at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Iowa Republicans Decide They Want to Lose Again With Donald Trump Iowa Republicans Decide They Want to Lose Again With Donald Trump

The former president won the first caucus state. But a striking one-third of caucus-goers told pollsters that a convicted Donald Trump would be unfit for office.

Jan 16, 2024 / John Nichols

The Immigration Issue

The Immigration Issue The Immigration Issue

Where does America stand today?

Jan 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The rules, not the rulers: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in October.

Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters

Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.

Jan 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen

UChicago United for Palestine

UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech” UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech”

Over two dozen students and faculty were arrested during a peaceful sit-in by UChicago United for Palestine.

Jan 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Kelly X. Hui

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