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Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis waves as he departs the stage.

Shed No Tears for Ron DeSanctimonious Shed No Tears for Ron DeSanctimonious

Donald Trump doesn’t just defeat his rivals. He humiliates and obliterates them.

Jan 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rochester, N.H., Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Trump No Longer Faces Any Honest Rival for the GOP Nomination Trump No Longer Faces Any Honest Rival for the GOP Nomination

DeSantis flamed out. Christie and Hutchinson bowed out. All that’s left is Trump sycophant Nikki Haley—and the inevitable winner himself.

Jan 22, 2024 / John Nichols

Don’t Call It Genocide?

Don’t Call It Genocide? Don’t Call It Genocide?

The reality of Israel’s military actions.

Jan 22, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Yemenis drive past a billboard depicting the navy destroyers of foreign countries, including the US and the UK, and the words “Navy coalition will be defeated” on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 31, 2023.

President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen

Congress should have a say in military strikes against the Houthis.

Jan 22, 2024 / Rep. Ro Khanna

A group of migrants of varying ages, with children holding adult’s hands, photographed from behind while walking up a dirt hill.

On Immigration, Biden Made His Own Bed On Immigration, Biden Made His Own Bed

The president is still trying to appease his conservative critics on immigration, putting his reelection at risk.

Jan 22, 2024 / Gaby Del Valle

Brittany Watts, dressed in a warm pink coat and white gloves and a hat, speaking outside at a microphone.

What About Our Right to Life? What About Our Right to Life?

As we’re seeing now in tragic cases, abortion bans violate much more than just privacy rights.

Jan 22, 2024 / Michele Goodwin

The bond office at Division 5 of the Cook County Department of Corrections is empty on Sept. 18, 2023, in Chicago.

Jails Are Closing Across America. Why? Jails Are Closing Across America. Why?

Communities all over the country are shutting their jails. Sometimes this is because of victories like bail reform. But foes of mass incarceration don’t always benefit.

Jan 22, 2024 / Brian Dolinar

President Joe Biden speaks during a National Education Association event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2023.

These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza

A rank-and-file campaign inside the National Education Association is demanding the president stop “sending military funding, equipment, and intelligence to Israel.”

Jan 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare

A close-cropped photo of Ron DeSantis holding a microphone, looking down.

The DeSantis Debacle Is Over The DeSantis Debacle Is Over

The once and never Trump successor’s campaign collapsed about a year ago. His ego got finally the news.

Jan 21, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Steve Brodner

Steve Brodner Steve Brodner

Snow.

Jan 19, 2024 / Steve Brodner

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