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Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery

In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.

May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All

California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All

While Texas and other states double down on the gun love, the Golden State has at least attempted to enact regulations that will keep kids safe.

May 27, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Drought Conditions

Drought Conditions Drought Conditions

We can’t play through this.

May 27, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Two congresspeople sit next to each other during President Biden's State of the Union address.

The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer

For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are ...

May 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Former DHS Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board” Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board”

Michael Chertoff’s experience detaining Muslim Americans, justifying CIA torture, and helping to draft the Patriot Act make him an all-too-appropriate choice to advise this Orwelli...

May 27, 2022 / Lev Golinkin

Coal mining machine in Belchatow

Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal

With parents and children struggling to breathe, climate activism is a matter of life and death.

May 27, 2022 / Kamila Kadzidłowska

Peter Gelb and Anna Netrebeko on the red carpet

Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves

The policing of public opinion over Ukraine goes to extremes unimagined during the fight against Hitler.

May 27, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

Anti-abortion women perpetuate the idea that women’s lives are about deference and self-sacrifice. But women must help one another see ourselves as human first.

May 27, 2022 / Column / Nicole Nehrig

Colin Kaepernick Gets His Chance—and It’s Tough to Care

Colin Kaepernick Gets His Chance—and It’s Tough to Care Colin Kaepernick Gets His Chance—and It’s Tough to Care

If Kaepernick is in fact signed by the Las Vegas Raiders, the NFL media machine will work in overdrive to rewrite history.

May 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side

The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side

We won’t come close to the changes this country desperately needs unless progressives transform the Democratic Party from within.

May 27, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

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