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Vladimir Putin

Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine

How we can emerge from crisis without war.

Jan 31, 2022 / Anatol Lieven

A woman hugs a baby.

The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing

As a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay area, I have seen how housing insecurity can damage the mental and physical health of kids.

Jan 31, 2022 / Christine Ma

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs? While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

Leaked e-mails suggest the British PM OK’d the evacuation of rescue pets from Afghanistan last August—and they speak volumes about the occupation.

Jan 31, 2022 / Ali M. Latifi

Protect Our Kids

Protect Our Kids Protect Our Kids

Ban books.

Jan 31, 2022 / OppArt / Mike Luckovich

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali Was Our Last Great American Hero Muhammad Ali Was Our Last Great American Hero

The American dream may be coming apart at the seams, but the glory of The Greatest is in full flower and still growing. Why?

Jan 31, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

Theater Kids and the End Times in “Station Eleven”

Theater Kids and the End Times in “Station Eleven” Theater Kids and the End Times in “Station Eleven”

The HBO adaptation of Emily St. Mandel’s postapocalyptic pandemic novel examines, with mixed results, the endurance of art after society collapses.

Jan 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

[Photo: A woman carries a child to get him to touch a huge soap bubble in the park.]

Dividing Up the Autism Spectrum Will Not End the Way You Think Dividing Up the Autism Spectrum Will Not End the Way You Think

The Lancet’s proposal to create a new label of “profound autism” serves only to distract us from the work of ensuring that all autistic people have everything they need to thrive.

Jan 31, 2022 / Julia Bascom and David M. Perry

Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth

Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth

A mess of hypocrisy and bias has kept history’s best hitter out of the Hall.

Jan 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin

New York City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan

She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate. She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate.

Harlem’s new city councilwoman is finally getting media attention—and death threats—for sending condolences to the family of a man accused of murdering two cops.

Jan 28, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses critical race theory

The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory

The campaigns are focused on racially diverse communities with declining numbers of white students that are located in politically competitive districts.

Jan 28, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

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