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Donald Trump hugs the flag of the United States of America at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in 2020.

The Terminator The Terminator

The former president announced his intentions to dismantle the constitution. The GOP's indifference was deafening.

Dec 6, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights

The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights The Supreme Court Has Officially Launched Its War on LGBTQ Rights

On Monday, the court heard 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case that the theocrats on the court will likely use to undermine marriage equality.

Dec 6, 2022 / Elie Mystal

People in Tokyo hold up blank protest signs in solidarity with mainland Chinese protesters.

The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government

“Teacher Li” has become a one-person news outlet and a crucial source of information about the protests in China for those both inside and outside the Great Firewall.

Dec 6, 2022 / Han Zhang

Migrants

Migrants Migrants

Qatar death match.

Dec 6, 2022 / OppArt / Emma Cook

Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter?

Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter? Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter?

Borodyanka was destroyed by Russian missiles during the war. Now, elderly residents are trying to get their homes back before temperatures plunge below freezing.

Dec 6, 2022 / Kris Parker and Vudi Xhymshiti

Construction workers build a new home.

How Houston Halved Homelessness—and What California Can Learn From It How Houston Halved Homelessness—and What California Can Learn From It

Houston, like California, follows the Housing First model, but Texas’s most populous city has a vast supply of low-cost homes.

Dec 6, 2022 / Ned Resnikoff

The West’s Broken Approach to Refugees

The West’s Broken Approach to Refugees The West’s Broken Approach to Refugees

The persecution of non-white refugees seems to be on the rise not just in countries with far-right governments, but also in those known for their liberality.

Dec 6, 2022 / Helen Benedict

Barack Obama smiling and speaking at an Atlanta rally in support of Senator Raphael Warnock.

Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works

The former president is still the ablest campaigner the Democrats have, as his takedown of Herschel Walker’s vampire-vs.-werewolf rumination proved.

Dec 6, 2022 / John Nichols

A New Kind of Trans Poetics

A New Kind of Trans Poetics A New Kind of Trans Poetics

In A Queen in Bucks County, Kay Gabriel finds a connection between trans femininity and modernism as she documents one person's winding journey from suburb to city.

Dec 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / McKenzie Wark

A PhD student with a megaphone leads a picket.

Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers

A union member’s view of the biggest strike in the country.

Dec 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jane McAlevey

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