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Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Our lawless Supreme Court is shielded by a bipartisan elite ranging from Liz Cheney to Dick Durbin.

May 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Flags hang along the length of the Mall in London, England, as preparations continue for the Coronation of King Charles III

“To Hell With Kings!” “To Hell With Kings!”

Why are Americans being encouraged to celebrate another country’s coronation? Don’t we have enough problems with our own oligarchs?

May 5, 2023 / John Nichols

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Shot to hell.

May 5, 2023 / OppArt

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

As new details emerge about the pipeline blasts, they also prompt questions: What did US intelligence know about the biggest whodunit of the century, when did they know it, and how...

May 5, 2023 / James Bamford

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

The conservative state Supreme Court majority has thrown the door open to virtually unchecked GOP rule.

May 5, 2023 / Laura Flanders

Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks at a West Coast climate agreement event

Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully

After making his mark on climate change policy throughout the country, the Washington governor has announced that he won't seek reelection.

May 5, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

The Gun Industry’s Constitution

The Gun Industry’s Constitution The Gun Industry’s Constitution

Profits over American lives.

May 4, 2023 / OppArt / RJ Matson

Police officers on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., on Trump's inauguration day.

The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression

Freelance journalists Aaron Cantú and Alexei Wood had sued DC's police department after they'd been arrested while covering an anti-Trump protest.

May 4, 2023 / Frances Madeson

A prisoner is shackled while attending a class for mental health in the Short-Term Restricted Housing Unit at California State Prison, Sacramento.

The New York Law Everyone Is Watching The New York Law Everyone Is Watching

The HALT Act was passed to end long-term solitary confinement. Enforcing it is a whole new struggle.

May 4, 2023 / Victoria Law

A mobile Covid-19 testing site in New York.

What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic

However briefly, the pandemic showed us that such an American world is not only possible but right at our fingertips.

May 4, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

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