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Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering

From the folks who backed India Walton, a community-led approach to redistricting.

Jul 12, 2022 / Geoff Kelly

The Thin Wall Separating Church and State Comes Tumbling Down

The Thin Wall Separating Church and State Comes Tumbling Down The Thin Wall Separating Church and State Comes Tumbling Down

What the Supreme Court did in its latest term puts us on a dangerous path that history taught us to avoid.

Jul 12, 2022 / Hector Villagra

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

When Jamie Raskin says that Tuesday’s hearing will reveal evidence of wrongdoing by Trump that “cannot really be compared to anything else a president has done,” trust him.

Jul 12, 2022 / John Nichols

Harvard University

Dear Harvard, It’s Time to Reject Fossil Fuel Money Dear Harvard, It’s Time to Reject Fossil Fuel Money

The university’s recently announced Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability will need to ban oil and gas companies from funding its research.

Jul 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Drag queens read stories to children

Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise

The right is again firing up a sex and gender panic.

Jul 12, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Self-Managed Abortion May Become More Important Than Ever

Self-Managed Abortion May Become More Important Than Ever Self-Managed Abortion May Become More Important Than Ever

In our post-Roe world, we must be ready to make this option as safe as possible.

Jul 12, 2022 / First Person / Regina Mahone

The Gilded Age of Magazines

The Gilded Age of Magazines The Gilded Age of Magazines

The decline and fall of the glossy.

Jul 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Nation Poetry

We Are All God’s Poems We Are All God’s Poems

We all want to be joined in holy metonymy. You are a part of me, we want God to say, that stands for the whole of me. Instead of immanent, just say man. Instead of wishbone, just…

Jul 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Amit Majmudar

A man in a Covid mask, red, white and blue sash and black suit holds up a signed document.

Can Chile’s Radical New Constitution Survive a Vote? Can Chile’s Radical New Constitution Survive a Vote?

The new Chilean Constitution would be one of the most progressive in the world, but passage is anything but certain.

Jul 11, 2022 / Natacha López

Pregnant Gun?

Pregnant Gun? Pregnant Gun?

Who gets protection?

Jul 11, 2022 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

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