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The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground

The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground

Throughout the country, far-right groups are trying to control what books kids can read. In Dayton, Wash., they tried to shut down the library altogether.

Aug 7, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice (L) and Tina Descovich at the Moms for Liberty Summit.

The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty

As Republicans pay the political price for overturning legal abortion, they’re banking on “parents’ rights” as a way to paint their opponents as extreme.

Aug 7, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Brandon Taylor’s Sweeping Novel of Class and Campuses

Brandon Taylor’s Sweeping Novel of Class and Campuses Brandon Taylor’s Sweeping Novel of Class and Campuses

The Late Americans works the way that university towns do. People move in, move out, move on—not everyone gets to meet, but everyone temporarily occupies the same spaces. 

Aug 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya

Sound of Freedom

“Sound of Freedom” Is a QAnon Fever Dream “Sound of Freedom” Is a QAnon Fever Dream

The third-biggest movie of the summer is an action thriller about child sex trafficking that eagerly caters to right-wing paranoia.

Aug 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

When Phallocrats Go Limp

When Phallocrats Go Limp When Phallocrats Go Limp

Adrian Tomine’s dark comedy of ethnic self-hatred and male inadequacy.

Aug 4, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Former US president Donald Trump boards his plane at Reagan National Airport following an arraignment in Washington, D.C. federal court on August 3, 2023.

The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself

Whether he is convicted or not, legal scholars and historians argue that Trump’s insurrectionist actions meet the disqualification standard outlined in the 14th Amendment.

Aug 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Protect Our Oceans

Protect Our Oceans Protect Our Oceans

Ocean solutions are climate solutions.

Aug 4, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the laying of the first stone of the Tren Maya tourist line, in El Ideal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on June 1, 2020.

Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope? Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope?

More than just a train, the scale of the project is enormous.  And its effects are already visible.

Aug 4, 2023 / Étienne von Bertrab

Israeli police use a water cannon during a March 23, 2023, protest in Tel Aviv against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul Israel’s judicial system.

Third Temple: Israel’s Occupation Is Coming Home Third Temple: Israel’s Occupation Is Coming Home

Netanyahu’s government is not here to debate—it’s here to rule, and any resistance is an intifada.

Aug 4, 2023 / Etgar Keret

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.

Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias

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