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The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

This term, the high court will cement its grip on political life in America, overturning affirmative action and other critical protections along the way.

Sep 29, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Bipartisanship Is Bullshit

Bipartisanship Is Bullshit Bipartisanship Is Bullshit

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema claimed in a recent speech that voters hunger for greater cooperation in Congress. History shows that it’s a dead end.

Sep 29, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke

The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke

His awkward social comedies always leave you wondering: Whom should you be laughing at?

Sep 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?

Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media? Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?

The press in Russia has been operating under slow but constant erosion during the entirety of Putin’s watch.

Sep 29, 2022 / Alyona Minkovski and Alina Spatz

Newly elected French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and National Rally parliament members at the 16th National Assembly in Paris.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power

The National Rally may fashion itself a movement, but it prefers that the people remain passive.

Sep 29, 2022 / Harrison Stetler

Nation Poetry

SIEGE SIEGE

  i. In the dark, a woman traces the body of her son the way she traces the map of scars that adorns her body. It is night in their village. Outside, the branches of trees fal…

Sep 29, 2022 / Poems / Rasaq Malik

Families at a diaper bank in San Francisco

For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers

Diaper need can worsen everything from children’s sleep to parents’ mental health. Now, the Administration for Children and Families will give out $8 million to start addressing it...

Sep 28, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water

Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water

System failures, systemic racism.

Sep 28, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Baylor women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey reacts during a game against Notre Dame at the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four

Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey

The championship coach could not offer even a nod of solidarity to her former player languishing in a Russian prison.

Sep 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The front page of an Iranian newspaper on the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom” Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”

Women across Iran have bravely taken to the streets to demand liberation from state repression and justice for Jîna Emînî, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman murdered by the “morality pol...

Sep 28, 2022 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Yosi Badie

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