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Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple.

Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple. Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple.

GOP midterm dreams crash as Trump’s candidates stumble and voters defend abortion rights.

Nov 9, 2022 / John Nichols

Stacey Abrams at her concession speech

In Georgia, Abrams Loses, While Warnock Hangs On In Georgia, Abrams Loses, While Warnock Hangs On

The Democratic coalition that delivered the Senate in 2020 seemed frayed this time around.

Nov 9, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty

The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty

Baby O’s case is at the center of a lawsuit to bring down the Indian Child Welfare Act. But far from proving ICWA should be overturned, it shows why the law is necessary.

Nov 9, 2022 / Feature / Rebecca Nagle

Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News.

Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News. Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News.

The transition away from dirty energy is as much a political battle as it is a technological challenge.

Nov 9, 2022 / Mitch Jones

Caravaggio’s The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Teju Cole’s Elegiac Criticism Teju Cole’s Elegiac Criticism

For the novelist and photographer, to see—and to write about what one sees—is a way to confront the hard facts of the world.

Nov 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Walton Muyumba

Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It

Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It

Today’s midterm elections will have a huge impact on the economy, abortion rights, the environment and many other issues.

Nov 8, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Hooked Hands, and Kathleen Blake

The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear

The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear

This Election Day, we’re still striving to achieve FDR’s Four Freedoms.

Nov 8, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Buckle Up: This Could Be a Month-Long Election Night

Buckle Up: This Could Be a Month-Long Election Night Buckle Up: This Could Be a Month-Long Election Night

Here’s your guide on how to follow results from races that may not be settled until later this week—or possibly even in December with a Georgia runoff election.

Nov 8, 2022 / John Nichols

The crow at a rally for Sen. Raphael Warnock

Georgia Democrats Are Holding Their Breath Georgia Democrats Are Holding Their Breath

Record midterm early voting is a good sign. But everyone worries about massive GOP Election Day turnout.

Nov 8, 2022 / Joan Walsh

India Spellman pictured incarcerated.

India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17 India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17

That was over a decade ago. When will she walk free?

Nov 8, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

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