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President Trump Departs White House For Campaign Stops In Minnesota

The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts

Special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the disgraced ex-president with multiple counts of conspiracy leading up to the January 6 insurrection. Republicans can't keep making excuses ...

Aug 2, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Members of Brazil's women's national team walk off the field after being knocked out of the 2023 tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on August 2, 2023.

Brazil Is Soccer’s Holy Land—Unless You’re a Woman Brazil Is Soccer’s Holy Land—Unless You’re a Woman

The women’s national team has never won a World Cup—thanks in part to a decades-long legacy of sexist exclusion from the game that's only starting to wane now.

Aug 2, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Testing the limits of oppression and suppression.

Aug 2, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Striking hotel workers hold placards expressing their opinion outside the Hotel Figueroa, in downtown Los Angeles.

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines...

Aug 2, 2023 / Peter Dreier

A mural by street artist Jorit Agoch, depicting Pier Paolo Pasolini, in the Scampia district of Naples, 2019.

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye

For the Italian filmmaker, the act of seeing was its own kind of art.

Aug 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / T.J. Clark

men hold flags in Karthoum

The War in Sudan You’re Not Reading About The War in Sudan You’re Not Reading About

The US is not alone—the entire world is lagging badly in its response to the humanitarian tragedy in Sudan.

Aug 2, 2023 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox

My Breastfeeding Journey Would Not Have Been Possible Without My Abortions

My Breastfeeding Journey Would Not Have Been Possible Without My Abortions My Breastfeeding Journey Would Not Have Been Possible Without My Abortions

Society / August 2, 2023 My Breastfeeding Journey Would Not Have Been Possible Without My Abortions Because my abortions allowed me to become a parent when the timing was right…

Aug 2, 2023 / Nikiya Natale

A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal

A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal

She has used her skills to win concrete, historic political victories.

Aug 2, 2023 / Charlie Heller

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Breaking: Donald Trump Is a Terrible Boss Breaking: Donald Trump Is a Terrible Boss

The former president's legal reckoning now includes charges of intimidation and harassment of his employees. It's one of his oldest habits.

Aug 1, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Md.

Ron DeSantis’s Abortion No Man’s Land Ron DeSantis’s Abortion No Man’s Land

The Florida conservative signed a six-week ban in his state but is clashing with anti-abortion leaders who want a national ban, too.

Aug 1, 2023 / Joan Walsh

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