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The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power

The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power

As Bongbong Marcos has worked to launder his father’s reputation, his campaign has been helped—and haunted—by an unlikely source: the legacy of US intervention.

May 8, 2022 / Julia Harte

Men examine metal rubble

On the Night Bus to Kyiv On the Night Bus to Kyiv

Scenes on the way to a war.

May 6, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

Abortion-rights protesters at the Supreme Court

The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up

Providers and activists know that mitigating the desperation that is going to descend on this country as Roe falls will be almost entirely left to them.

May 6, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Black Flame Hunters

Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)

Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.

May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld

A nine panel comic

9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day 9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day

Every year 2.3 million mothers are separated by jail from their children.

May 6, 2022 / Lynn Bernstein

I Vance to Suck Your Blood

I Vance to Suck Your Blood I Vance to Suck Your Blood

Extreme court.

May 6, 2022 / Steve Brodner

The ADL Goes Full Bully

The ADL Goes Full Bully The ADL Goes Full Bully

The organization’s new campaign against anti-Zionist and Palestine-solidarity groups is a clear sign that it lacks the credibility to lead on civil rights issues.

May 6, 2022 / Joshua Leifer

Abortion rights rally California

Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe” Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe”

Gavin Newsom has vowed to codify the right to abortion in California’s constitution, but his ambitions could run up against the reality that the state doesn’t have enough providers...

May 6, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

What Is the Value of Our Environment?

What Is the Value of Our Environment? What Is the Value of Our Environment?

What price will we pay for its loss?

May 6, 2022 / OppArt / Erika Harrsch

New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem

New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem

National Democrats were counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House. That’s now very much in doubt.

May 6, 2022 / Ross Barkan

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