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Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality

Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality

J.D. Vance was a loser. Now, he’s a nominee.

May 6, 2022 / John Nichols

The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All

The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All

Poor people in wealthy countries will feel the impact, but those in the poorest ones will suffer so much more.

May 6, 2022 / Rajan Menon

3 Test Cases Progressives Should Bring in a Post-“Roe” World

3 Test Cases Progressives Should Bring in a Post-“Roe” World 3 Test Cases Progressives Should Bring in a Post-“Roe” World

It’s time to take a page from the conservative playbook and bring a torrent of lawsuits against every state that passes a forced-birth mandate.

May 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Zelensky and Pelosi walk up stairs

The Deadly Illusion of “Victory” The Deadly Illusion of “Victory”

Choosing peace in Ukraine, not ashes and blood.

May 5, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Supreme Nightmare

Supreme Nightmare Supreme Nightmare

Tearing down women’s rights.

May 5, 2022 / OppArt / Ratt and Shout Your Abortion

A group of women in costume hold signs. One raises her fist.

Strippers Seize the Moment, Turning a Lockout Into a Picket Line Strippers Seize the Moment, Turning a Lockout Into a Picket Line

How many assaults, rapes, and shootings will it take for these performers to be afforded even the basic protections a union could provide?

May 5, 2022 / Antonia Crane

The Ground Beneath Us: On the Photographs of An-My Lê

The Ground Beneath Us: On the Photographs of An-My Lê The Ground Beneath Us: On the Photographs of An-My Lê

Her photos, whose subjects range from the Vietnamese countryside to the Rio Grande border, reveal hidden histories and elicit profound reconsiderations of the familiar. 

May 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alex Jen 

Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights

Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights

Voters did their part by electing Democrats in 2020. It’s past time these elected leaders did theirs.

May 5, 2022 / Atima Omara

It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming

It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming

Despite their control of the House, Senate, and presidency, Democrats won’t take responsibility for an unprecedented attack on reproductive rights on their watch.

May 4, 2022 / Aída Chávez

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Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom

The State Department is at long last seeing the basketball star as the “wrongfully detained” person she is.

May 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin

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