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Republicans Replace Local Election Officials With Trump Loyalists Republicans Replace Local Election Officials With Trump Loyalists

Is this, in fact, a type of coup? Well, fears of that are mounting: It’s not just who can vote that counts. It’s who can do the counting.

Jan 25, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?

Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho

The Surprising History of the Comic Book

The Surprising History of the Comic Book The Surprising History of the Comic Book

Since their initial popularity during World War II, comic books have always been a medium for American counterculture and for nativism and empire. 

Jan 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties

The Texas Democrat and members of his staff have unsettling links to the oil and private prison industries.

Jan 24, 2022 / Aída Chávez

American Roulette

American Roulette American Roulette

Gun violence soars amid the pandemic.

Jan 24, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Four Israeli police officers surround a Palestinian man behind a fence.

Biden’s Pledges to Palestinians—a Year of Disappointment Biden’s Pledges to Palestinians—a Year of Disappointment

The new administration promised a policy based on valuing Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. That promise has not been kept.

Jan 24, 2022 / James Zogby

John Roberts Gets an F on His Annual Report

John Roberts Gets an F on His Annual Report John Roberts Gets an F on His Annual Report

The chief justice’s year-end appraisal of the federal judiciary reads as innocuous at first glance—it’s anything but.

Jan 24, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

“If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School”

“If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School” “If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School”

An interview with Ayleen Serrano and Nikayla Dean, organizers of Oakland’s student Covid protests.

Jan 24, 2022 / Q&A / Eoin Higgins

The Making of a Coronavirus-Criminal Presidency

The Making of a Coronavirus-Criminal Presidency The Making of a Coronavirus-Criminal Presidency

If you want to know how the US ended up in a pandemic with a swindler president who could not be bothered to take basic steps to save lives, don’t start with Trump.

Jan 24, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols

The Past and Future of Native California

The Past and Future of Native California The Past and Future of Native California

A new book retells California’s history through the experience of its Native peoples.

Jan 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Julian Brave NoiseCat

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