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Crime Family

Crime Family Crime Family

Headed to the big house.

Nov 15, 2023 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Protestors stand behind barricades at the gates of Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students

A response to Jeanne Theoharis.

Nov 15, 2023 / David Brodsky

Biden smiling, surrounded by military March 2023

Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry

Military contractors would get an estimated $60 billion from the president’s spending request, according to an analysis of federal acquisition data.

Nov 15, 2023 / Stephen Semler

lavette mayes posing outside of her home

How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois

Lessons from a successful struggle.

Nov 15, 2023 / Will Tanzman

The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine

The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine

Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?

Nov 15, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Sean O'Brien faces off against Markwayne Mullin.

Republican Senators Are Taking the Class War Way Too Literally Republican Senators Are Taking the Class War Way Too Literally

In a wild Senate hearing, union leaders heralded a new age for labor, while one GOP senator actually tried to pick a physical fight.

Nov 15, 2023 / John Nichols

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker at an educational summit at Rockefeller Plaza, 2010.

The Bipartisan Attack on Public Schools The Bipartisan Attack on Public Schools

In New Jersey, liberal and conservative forces poured resources into the charter school movement. This effort helps explain the woes of the public school system in the country.

Nov 15, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sam Russek

Donald Trump at the Florida Freedom Summit in United States

The “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?” Debate Has Been Ended—by Donald Trump The “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?” Debate Has Been Ended—by Donald Trump

The former president’s rhetoric in a recent speech and on social media veered into openly eliminationist threats.

Nov 14, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., left, answers a question for the media following his announcement that he is nominating Kimberly Teehee, right, as a Cherokee Nation delegate to the U.S. House, in Tahlequah, Okla., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.

One of the Oldest Broken Promises to Indigenous Peoples Is for a Voice in Congress One of the Oldest Broken Promises to Indigenous Peoples Is for a Voice in Congress

A treaty commitment to seat a delegate representing the Cherokee Nation in the House has gone unmet for two centuries.

Nov 14, 2023 / John Nichols

Leaders in Destruction

Leaders in Destruction Leaders in Destruction

Civilians caught in the middle.

Nov 14, 2023 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

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