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“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis” “There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee warn against posturing that might make it more difficult to find “a diplomatic way out of this crisis.”

Jan 27, 2022 / John Nichols

The Many Remarkable Black Women Who Could Replace Stephen Breyer

The Many Remarkable Black Women Who Could Replace Stephen Breyer The Many Remarkable Black Women Who Could Replace Stephen Breyer

Biden has a wealth of choices when it comes to fulfilling his campaign promise to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court.

Jan 27, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Afghanistan in Crisis

Afghanistan in Crisis Afghanistan in Crisis

What we’ve left behind.

Jan 27, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Residencias de la Memoria

Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History

Chile has a new leader and a bright future. But a country in which 44 percent of the electorate voted for an admirer of Pinochet is in need of as many obstacles to forgetting as po...

Jan 27, 2022 / Ariel Dorfman

The Sublime Ironies of John Ashbery

The Sublime Ironies of John Ashbery The Sublime Ironies of John Ashbery

Does his first posthumous collection, Parallel Movement of the Hands, help answer the riddle of his poetic project? 

Jan 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Ruby

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

Residents of the wealthy block in New York City spent a fortune fighting against it. Now, they’ve got to learn to live with it.

Jan 27, 2022 / Audra Heinrichs

Gitmo

Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo? Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo?

In the legal quagmire the US has created, there is no easy answer.

Jan 27, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Steven Donziger

Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger

Documents reveal a close collaboration between the oil giant, its law firm, and the “private prosecutor” who sent the environmentalist lawyer to federal prison.

Jan 27, 2022 / James North

The Line 3 construction site

Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure? Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure?

Andreas Malm argues that property destruction can be inspiring, while Daniel Sherrell writes that it would reduce the climate movement’s ability to effect change.

Jan 27, 2022 / The Debate / Andreas Malm and Daniel Sherrell

The Supreme Court vs. the Earth

The Supreme Court vs. the Earth The Supreme Court vs. the Earth

The conservatives on the Supreme Court are increasingly inserting themselves into the climate fight—and you guess which side they’re on.

Jan 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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