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Activists rally with signs in support of unionized rail workers outside the Capitol.

On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers

The White House has leveraged the power of Congress to ratify the bargaining terms that management wanted. This outcome is as depressing as it is predictable.

Dec 2, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

International Students

Why Do So Many International Students Leave the US? Why Do So Many International Students Leave the US?

There are nearly 1 million international students in the United States. Most want to stay in the country after graduation, yet less than half are able to do so.

Dec 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Madeline Armstrong

Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol, standing alongside Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away

Neither the failure of the January 6 insurrection nor the disappointments suffered in the midterm elections have deterred the ambitions of the GOP’s fanatics.

Dec 1, 2022 / Clarence Lusane

Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies?

Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies? Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies?

While the answer seems obvious, a Supreme Court case highlights why the question is legitimately complex.

Dec 1, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Trump Cube

Trump Cube Trump Cube

One bad turn deserves another.

Dec 1, 2022 / OppArt / Scott Wilson

Protesters outside the State Capitol in Austin, Texas

Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs” Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs”

In the first three months since the fall of Roe, there has been a record-setting flurry of legislation at the state and local level to promote abortion access.

Dec 1, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

A “Prevention Revolution” Offers Hope in the World’s Largest HIV Epidemic

A “Prevention Revolution” Offers Hope in the World’s Largest HIV Epidemic A “Prevention Revolution” Offers Hope in the World’s Largest HIV Epidemic

New forms of PrEP to prevent HIV, like injectable CAB-LA, are coming. Public health officials hope they’ll help South Africa’s young women, one of the most impacted groups in the w...

Dec 1, 2022 / Photo Essay / Shane Burke

Biden receives Covid booster shot

Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Dec 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

A protester in Hong Kong holds up a sign and a blank piece of paper in solidarity with people protesting zero-Covid policies in mainland China

The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain

The anger in China is rooted not in the urban capitalist classes but in the brutal regimes of wealth accumulation, labor extraction, and political power.

Dec 1, 2022 / Rebecca E. Karl

The Polycrisis at the Border

The Polycrisis at the Border The Polycrisis at the Border

Levi Vonk’s Border Hacker digs into the intersecting failures that have led to a brutal system of forced displacement in the Americas.

Dec 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Caroline Tracey

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