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Rachel Keke with Monoprix workers at a picket line

Can a United Left Win in Macron’s France? Can a United Left Win in Macron’s France?

France’s left unity coalition is poised to send a crop of activists into the National Assembly, though critics say it could be even more representative of its diverse base.

Jun 9, 2022 / Cole Stangler

District Attorney Chesa Boudin Holds Campaign Rally On Recall Election Day

Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin

The ousting of the progressive San Francisco district attorney suggests that Democrats have failed to win the public with their messaging on criminal justice.

Jun 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Infant formula

If Men Could Breastfeed If Men Could Breastfeed

Here’s a solution to the baby formula crisis.

Jun 9, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Capitol Insurrection

America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About

Neither Russian “fascism” nor its Chinese variant poses a significant danger to American democracy, which is actually threatened from within.

Jun 8, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding

The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding

The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.

Jun 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims

Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims

Remembering victims of another mass shooting.

Jun 8, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Group of adults lying by poolside, film crew giving instructions

The Reign of Reality TV The Reign of Reality TV

Danielle Lindemann’s True Story examines the pleasure and politics of what is quickly becoming the most influential genre of entertainment around the world.

Jun 8, 2022 / Jake Nevins

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Liz Cheney Wants the January 6 Committee to Pull Its Punches Liz Cheney Wants the January 6 Committee to Pull Its Punches

The key Republican on the committee investigating the deadly assault on democracy is reportedly wary of making bold recommendations. But the committee has to go big.

Jun 7, 2022 / John Nichols

Greenwood, Tulsa, in 1978.

The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa

In 1921, a mob of white citizens largely destroyed the Greenwood District. Five decades later, Donald Thompson rushed to photograph the community before urban renewal demolished it...

Jun 7, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Capitol Insurrection

The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should. The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should.

Republicans have already accepted Trump’s “big lie” that the television landscape has changed.

Jun 7, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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