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A pro-choice activist during a protest in New York City

The GOP’s Fanatical Judges Are Putting Our Lives in Danger The GOP’s Fanatical Judges Are Putting Our Lives in Danger

Recent rulings on Obamacare and abortion show a judiciary that is willing to imperil the lives of millions in pursuit of its radical agenda.

Apr 13, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Protesters near the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia

FIFA Shuns Indonesia Over Palestinian Solidarity FIFA Shuns Indonesia Over Palestinian Solidarity

There is no longer the pan-national solidarity needed for countries like Indonesia to stand up to FIFA.

Apr 12, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Harlan Crow

The Billionaire Gap in American Politics The Billionaire Gap in American Politics

Financiers on the American right marshal money in the relentless pursuit of power, while their left-leaning counterparts spend it on vanity projects.

Apr 12, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Missing in Mexico

Missing in Mexico Missing in Mexico

Last year alone, 14,000 people have disappeared.

Apr 12, 2023 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper

Giorgia Meloni speaks during a rally on September 22, 2022, in Rome.

Giorgia Meloni’s Government Declares War on Same-Sex Parents Giorgia Meloni’s Government Declares War on Same-Sex Parents

In the Italian far right’s version of identity politics LGBTQ families, migrants, and women are all targets.

Apr 12, 2023 / David Broder

Student debt relief lawsuit

SoFi Bank’s Lawsuit to End the Student Loan Payment Pause Is Pure Corporate Greed SoFi Bank’s Lawsuit to End the Student Loan Payment Pause Is Pure Corporate Greed

The CEO of SoFi was paid nearly $103 million in 2021. Now the bank is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to gain even greater profits.

Apr 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams, Cody Hounanian, and Sabrina Calazans

Edward Norton and Mia Maestro in Extrapolations

The Banal Politics of “Extrapolations” The Banal Politics of “Extrapolations”

The new Apple TV series knows the world is going to shit but is uninterested in the kind of change needed to prevent this from happening.

Apr 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

As growers bring in more H-2A workers, affordable housing for local farmworkers has become sparse in the region's labor camps.

Apr 12, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

The Doomsday Clock Has Never Been So Close to Midnight

The Doomsday Clock Has Never Been So Close to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Has Never Been So Close to Midnight

What's on the other side?

Apr 12, 2023 / Frida Berrigan

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and President of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera

Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic

Seeking distance from the West and its colonial past, the CAR has partnered with Russia and made itself instrumental to Russia’s ability to continue its war.

Apr 12, 2023 / Anjan Sundaram

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