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Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them

Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them

Regulations to combat a severe drought in California are being used to control prisoners under the auspices of conserving water, people inside San Quentin say.

Sep 27, 2022 / Olivia Heffernan and Steven Brooks

“Art as Solidarity” and Little Amal

“Art as Solidarity” and Little Amal “Art as Solidarity” and Little Amal

Little Amal visited Andrea Arroyo’s exhibition “Art as Solidarity,” which is on view on the facade of the United Palace in Upper Manhattan.

Sep 27, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come

The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come

Extreme weather will put a strain on global water supplies.

Sep 27, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Ukrainian soldier in the Kupiansk, a recaptured frontline city in the Kharkiv region.

The War in Ukraine Is at a Decisive Turning Point The War in Ukraine Is at a Decisive Turning Point

Can nuclear escalation be averted?

Sep 27, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Biden Rural Americans

Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too

Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...

Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

His memoir Stay True is a moving portrait of friends, death, doubt, and everything in between.

Sep 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

Dan Arlin in a blue polo holds his fist up while holding a sign.

Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists? Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists?

The UPS contract covering nearly 350,000 people expires next year. According to some workers, management has already launched its anti-labor fight.

Sep 27, 2022 / Teddy Ostrow

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Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy

Readers offer further insights on the former Japanese prime minister's vexed relationship with history.

Sep 27, 2022 / Our Readers

Donald Trump at a rally in North Carolina

Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base

More than half of all Americans now believe Donald Trump has threatened democracy. But he clearly remains the favorite for the GOP presidential nomination.

Sep 26, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Bad Fetus

Bad Fetus Bad Fetus

One tough hombr-yo.

Sep 26, 2022 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

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