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A woman signs a document as a man in judicial robes watches.

Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”? Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”?

I watched Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing-in with happiness, but she was sworn in with the dumpster fire of this last term blazing in the background.

Jun 30, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Sen. Ron Johnson

Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt

The senator played a part in Trump’s scheme, and his actions need to be investigated by the January 6 Committee and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2022 / John Nichols

HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS!

HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS! HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS!

SCOTUS attacks freedom of choice.

Jun 30, 2022 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health

Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health

The past week has effectively supplied us with the data on two natural experiments that reveal just how dangerous this court is.

Jun 30, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Abortion Protest

What Young People Face Without “Roe” What Young People Face Without “Roe”

With power in the hands of the states after Dobbs v. Jackson, college students are ready to continue the decades-long fight for abortion rights.

Jun 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade

A crow of people in formalwear stands with fists raised.

France Rediscovers Parliamentary Politics France Rediscovers Parliamentary Politics

Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition would rather look for allies on the far right than on the left. 

Jun 30, 2022 / Harrison Stetler

The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman”

The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman” The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman”

Robert Eggers’s latest work, a Viking epic, pushes his obsessive and detail-oriented filmmaking to its limit. 

Jun 30, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared

Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared

We are dealing with religious fanatics, with police chiefs on a mission and prosecutors looking to make their careers in deeply red places.

Jun 29, 2022 / Katha Pollitt

Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th Committee hearings

Mark Meadows Is the Biggest January 6 Coward. Also, Perhaps, a Criminal. Mark Meadows Is the Biggest January 6 Coward. Also, Perhaps, a Criminal.

The Trump chief of staff should be in prosecutors’ crosshairs, not for his cowardice but for his support for Trump’s violent coup attempt.

Jun 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Harlem Renaissance!

Harlem Renaissance! Harlem Renaissance!

Mural at 125th Street, NYC.

Jun 29, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Peter Kuper

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