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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

flier promoting talking about abortion

“I Called Jane” for a Pre-“Roe” Illegal Abortion “I Called Jane” for a Pre-“Roe” Illegal Abortion

No woman should have to go through what I went through, and no woman should have to overcome barriers to obtain a safe abortion.

Jun 29, 2022 / Carol Chapman

Charred schoolwork after a Russian bomb attack in Kyiv

How Will the War in Ukraine End? How Will the War in Ukraine End?

If you’re betting on a democratic Russia anytime soon, you’d better hope peacefully.

Jun 29, 2022 / Rajan Menon

Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer.

Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer. Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer.

With prices for poultry and beef continuing to rise, the government should ease spending on meat and pay farmers to plant beans.

Jun 29, 2022 / Matthew Miles Goodrich

Protest after the Dobbs decision

48 Hours on the Abortion Hotline After “Roe” Fell 48 Hours on the Abortion Hotline After “Roe” Fell

By Friday afternoon, nine states were enforcing total bans on abortion. The volunteers who connect people seeking abortion to resources heard a wave of desperation from callers.

Jun 29, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

Along with IVF, it’s a revolutionary procedure that allows women to control their own destiny. No wonder the right hates it.

Jun 29, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

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