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The Revolutionary Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act The Revolutionary Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act
The direct-pay feature of the IRA creates an opportunity for the public sector to start building things again.
Apr 28, 2023 / Mike Konczal
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Women’s Bodies, Women’s Rights Women’s Bodies, Women’s Rights
Reproductive rights in the United States under attack. Again.
Apr 27, 2023 / OppArt / Iviva Olenick
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The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust
Unnoticed among the trove of documents in the Pentagon leak is this account of how a miscommunication between a Russian pilot and his base came perilously close to starting World W...
Apr 27, 2023 / James Bamford
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Think the Pentagon Budget Is Too High Now? I’ve Got Bad News. Think the Pentagon Budget Is Too High Now? I’ve Got Bad News.
As today’s emerging technology gets converted into actual combat systems, future spending will only increase.
Apr 27, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
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The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine
That means supporting a negotiated settlement in the name of limiting still more horrendous devastation.
Apr 27, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage
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Hazel Jane Plante’s Novel of Art, Sex, and Rock and Roll Hazel Jane Plante’s Novel of Art, Sex, and Rock and Roll
Any Other City, a fictionalized memoir of a trans musician, interrogates the conventional narrative possibilities offered to trans writers.
Apr 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / McKenzie Wark
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Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein
We’ve booted Supreme Court justices for a lot less.
Apr 27, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation
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Will We Lose the Right to Abortion? Will We Lose the Right to Abortion?
Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's crusade to ban mifepristone is just the beginning of the next fight for reproductive rights.
Apr 27, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
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Harry Belafonte Never Betrayed His Revolutionary Spirit Harry Belafonte Never Betrayed His Revolutionary Spirit
The singer and actor lived a radical life that never denied and never forgot the lessons he learned while standing at the side of his cherished mentor Paul Robeson.
Apr 27, 2023 / John Nichols
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The Gifts Harry Belafonte Gave Me The Gifts Harry Belafonte Gave Me
The singer, actor, and activist gave generously of his time and wisdom—not just to me but to the world.
Apr 26, 2023 / Joan Walsh