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Lights, Cameras, Indictments!

Lights, Cameras, Indictments! Lights, Cameras, Indictments!

Ex-president, future inmate?

Aug 21, 2023 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, and Ron Hauge

Former Senator Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) as his hero, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty

Claims that poverty in America has been eliminated, and that “idleness” is the only barrier to a life of middle-class comfort, would be funny—if they weren’t so dangerous.

Aug 21, 2023 / Brad Swanson

President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Inflation Reduction Act

Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail? Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail?

The president is touting the strength of the economy in his reelection campaign. But there's no guarantee voters will bite.

Aug 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Where there was once water in abundance, there is now just the dry, cracked, exposed lake bed.

The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life

From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.

Aug 21, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter

Abandoned buildings in The Bronx.

The Persistence of American Poverty The Persistence of American Poverty

“We could afford to end poverty,” Matthew Desmond tells us. That we don’t is a choice.

Aug 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Marcia Chatelain

An Israeli waves a US flag during a protest against the government's judicial overhaul on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Cutting US Aid to Israel Doesn't Go Nearly Far Enough Cutting US Aid to Israel Doesn't Go Nearly Far Enough

Washington’s ability to pressure Israel using money has long since disappeared. Progressives need to aim much higher.

Aug 21, 2023 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Ada Deer onstage during the WisDems 2023 Convention on June 10, 2023, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Ada Deer Was an Epic Figure in US History Ada Deer Was an Epic Figure in US History

The late Indigenous leader forced the government to recognize tribal sovereignty and broke through a staggering number of barriers.

Aug 21, 2023 / John Nichols

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Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue

The right to be heard… It’s going to get hotter… Don’t cross the picket line (web only)… 

Aug 19, 2023 / Our Readers

Booking Day

Booking Day Booking Day

Bleeding Kansas.

Aug 18, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Oliver Anthony

The New Bard of the Right The New Bard of the Right

When a video of his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” went viral, Oliver Anthony claimed he was politically “dead center.” His lyrics say otherwise.

Aug 18, 2023 / Chris Lehmann for The Nation

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