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Proud Boys Protest

Drag Queens Were Targeted by the Proud Boys. Whom Did the Police Support? Drag Queens Were Targeted by the Proud Boys. Whom Did the Police Support?

Telegram messages from the Columbus Proud Boys suggest that defenders of the extremist hate group exist within the local police department.

Dec 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual

The legal and regulatory establishment has permitted a pattern of fraud and misrepresentation nested in the very business model of the crypto industry.

Dec 15, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Tears on My Pillow

Tears on My Pillow Tears on My Pillow

Mike Lindell: In bed with the GOP.

Dec 15, 2022 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

A South Korean climate activist at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, wearing a face mask reading

A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency

A stunning new cover of the 1960s anthem “Eve of Destruction” tops a collection for a world on fire.

Dec 15, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

Student Loan Forgiveness Protest

’Tis the Season to Talk About Student Debt Cancellation ’Tis the Season to Talk About Student Debt Cancellation

If your family has questions about Biden’s student loan debt relief over the holidays, here’s how you can respond. 

Dec 15, 2022 / StudentNation / Ian Franza and Sean Tonra

Steve Phillips on Sinema and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC Strike

Steve Phillips on Sinema and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC Strike Steve Phillips on Sinema and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC Strike

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, a look at the Democratic Party in Arizona and an update on the biggest strike in the country.

Dec 15, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Paradise, California wildfire

The Rise of the Year-Round Wildfire The Rise of the Year-Round Wildfire

Humanity may already have passed the point of simply managing ourselves out of the fiery apocalypse scientists predict we’re heading for.

Dec 15, 2022 / Jane Braxton Little

The Mythology of George Balanchine

The Mythology of George Balanchine The Mythology of George Balanchine

A conversation with Jennifer Homans about the ballet master's literary influences, his complicated legacy, and the metaphysical side of dance.

Dec 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil

Lessons on Resistance From a Child of the First Climate-Change Generation

Lessons on Resistance From a Child of the First Climate-Change Generation Lessons on Resistance From a Child of the First Climate-Change Generation

No one sang me a lullaby about the future—and we shouldn’t do that for this generation of kids, either. They need the truth to start to prepare for the changes that are coming.

Dec 15, 2022 / Feature / Mary Annaïse Heglar

America Online: A Cautionary Tale

America Online: A Cautionary Tale America Online: A Cautionary Tale

On the rise and fall of the quintessential ’90s online service provider—and a warning about today’s social-media giants.

Dec 15, 2022 / Feature / Joanne McNeil

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