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New CNN Logo/Tattoo

New CNN Logo/Tattoo New CNN Logo/Tattoo

Twist of font/Trumpface.

Jun 8, 2023 / OppArt / RJ Matson and Ron Hauge

Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorcese on the set of

Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy

The Max streaming platform debuted a credit system that obscures the actual work done by film writers and other creative workers. 

Jun 8, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce

The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce

Republicans have a new way of sticking their noses in other people’s business.

Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A John Birch Society exhibit held at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston, 1972.

How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game

The American right doesn’t need the John Birch Society these days, but that is because it’s adopted the Birchers’ extremism wholesale.

Jun 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Robinson

A New Orleans family travels to their home near New Orleans, La., after it was flooded during Hurricane Ida on September 13, 2021.

On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury

The importance of place and the draw of home is at odds with the future we have created for our planet.

Jun 8, 2023 / Jane Braxton Little

America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism

America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism

Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.

Jun 8, 2023 / P.E. Moskowitz

A sign on a bodega in Brooklyn reads,

The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements

Work requirements expose the nasty underbelly of the vaunted American work ethic. We would rather the poor starve than risk that they might spend less time on the job.

Jun 8, 2023 / Bryce Covert

Election 2024 Pence

Mike Pence’s Presidential Amnesia Mike Pence’s Presidential Amnesia

The former vice president has entered the ring for the 2024 Republican nomination—he just wants you to forget he ever set foot in the White House.

Jun 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Chris Christie speaking in front of a large American flag.

Chris Christie Tries to Go Big. It Doesn’t Work. Chris Christie Tries to Go Big. It Doesn’t Work.

Polling at less than 1 percent, Christie is welcomed to the 2024 race by those who think he’ll knock Trump out. He failed at that before, and again Tuesday.

Jun 7, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Pride, in Freedom and Equality

Pride, in Freedom and Equality Pride, in Freedom and Equality

The LGBTQI+ and BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by incarceration in the USA.

Jun 7, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas

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