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US President Joe Biden

Biden’s Misguided International Crusade Biden’s Misguided International Crusade

The president is promoting alliances abroad while neglecting crises at home.

Jul 28, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Protesters hold up their fists at a Black Lives Matter march in St Paul, Minnesota.

As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out

A new poll is a devastating critique of the state of organizing.

Jul 28, 2022 / Eoin Higgins

Near Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Encounters With Adélia Prado Encounters With Adélia Prado

Five new translations of the Brazilian poet’s work by Ellen Doré Watson. 

Jul 28, 2022 / Poems / Adélia Prado and Ellen Doré Watson

Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt

Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt

A delayed, divisive, and long-awaited retrospective finally debuts in Boston. 

Jul 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Emergency services near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London

10 Years On, London’s Olympic Legacy Is in Shambles 10 Years On, London’s Olympic Legacy Is in Shambles

Much like the country’s politics, the aftermath of the 2012 Olympics has been a mess. 

Jul 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Oil pump jack with sunset

Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst

Overcoming a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.

Jul 27, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Crisis in Haiti, Again

Crisis in Haiti, Again Crisis in Haiti, Again

A year after the president was assassinated, violence, inflation, and food insecurity deepen a crisis that has resulted in at least 188 people dead and nearly 17,000 people displac...

Jul 27, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A climate activist holds up a blue placard reading

Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate

Joe Manchin only matters because all 50 GOP senators are willing to let the planet burn.

Jul 27, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

Pro-abortion protesters march outside Indiana state capitol building

Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table

The Roe reversal has brought together a potential coalition that, if leveraged, could prove a powerful challenge to the anti-abortion movement.

Jul 27, 2022 / Addy Baird

January 6th committee hearing

Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward. Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward.

Those are the two top takeaways from the January 6 committee’s stunning first “season.”

Jul 27, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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