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Representative Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol after losing the first round of voting for the speakership.

January 6 Comes for Kevin McCarthy January 6 Comes for Kevin McCarthy

He won’t become House speaker even though he absolved Donald Trump of the insurrection.

Jan 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

The FDA’s Abortion Announcement Is Not What You Think

The FDA’s Abortion Announcement Is Not What You Think The FDA’s Abortion Announcement Is Not What You Think

The FDA just reinforced "abortion exceptionalism" in health care and added paternalistic busywork for pharmacists dispensing medication abortion.

Jan 6, 2023 / Renee Bracey Sherman, Dr. Daniel Grossman, and Tracy Weitz

Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress

Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress Jamie Raskin’s Clear-Eyed View of the Mess House Republicans Are Making of Congress

The constitutional scholar says that this is about much more than Kevin McCarthy and the Freedom Caucus.

Jan 6, 2023 / John Nichols

Public Art, Community Hope

Public Art, Community Hope Public Art, Community Hope

400 sq ft mural, on view at Taft Houses, 5th Ave, and 112th St, NYC. Commissioned by Artbridge.

Jan 6, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at anti-vaccine rally

Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind. Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind.

Though it was GOP politicians who first came for the Covid vaccines, not all vaccine resistance is partisan—or political.

Jan 6, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started

Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started

It’s legal for adjuncts to work under conditions that are outlawed for most other industries. Here’s how grad workers could change that.

Jan 6, 2023 / Jamie K. McCallum

How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022

How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022 How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022

Recent StudentNation coverage highlights the issues weighing on young people—and how they are organizing to fight back.

Jan 6, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death

Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death

The GOP is refusing to fund government programs that help people avoid getting Covid. And the uninsured will suffer the most.

Jan 6, 2023 / Bryce Covert

The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success

The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success

On the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol, the House select committee’s report documents the former president’s culpability—and his state of mind.

Jan 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

California Hangs Its Homeless Population Out to Dry

California Hangs Its Homeless Population Out to Dry California Hangs Its Homeless Population Out to Dry

Recent floods have worsened the state’s housing crisis, and the local government’s response is proving woefully inadequate once again.

Jan 6, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

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