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Taiwan Strait Helicopter

We Need to Take China’s Military Strength Seriously We Need to Take China’s Military Strength Seriously

What’s happening between China and Taiwan should put those of us who fear a major outbreak of war on high alert.

Dec 3, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

The Drought That May Never End

The Drought That May Never End The Drought That May Never End

This is the American West in the early days of climate change.

Dec 3, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

We Are Witnessing the End of “Roe v. Wade”

We Are Witnessing the End of “Roe v. Wade” We Are Witnessing the End of “Roe v. Wade”

If there is one lesson to be learned from yesterday’s Dobbs hearing, it is that the Supreme Court will gut abortion rights, one way or another.

Dec 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal

banana cost

How Much Could a Banana Republic Cost? How Much Could a Banana Republic Cost?

In a first attempt to determine who really runs the world, a look at the royal families of old.

Dec 2, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Thinking Beyond “Roe”

Thinking Beyond “Roe” Thinking Beyond “Roe”

If Supreme Court rules as expected, a group of committed abortion rights supporters is ready to fight to “liberate abortion.”

Dec 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Gargantua

Gargantua Gargantua

Conspicuous consumption.

Dec 2, 2021 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Ian Fishback

Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America

This uniformed whistleblower sacrificed his life for this nation no less than the several thousand who fell in battle.

Dec 2, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media

Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media

Thanks to recent indictments and ongoing lawsuits about an alleged Trump computer back channel to Moscow, we can now see just how journalists got played—and who played them.

Dec 2, 2021 / Feature / Barry Meier

Flooding Climate Change Rice University

How Climate Change Threatens Colleges Across the Country How Climate Change Threatens Colleges Across the Country

We asked students to tell us how rising sea levels, forest fires, and flash floods impact their local communities.

Dec 2, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Enes Kanter Freedom

Enes Kanter Freedom: The NBA Authoritarian Against Authoritarianism Enes Kanter Freedom: The NBA Authoritarian Against Authoritarianism

By attacking LeBron James and appearing on Tucker Carlson’s show, the NBA player has taken his causes and delivered them into the arms of the right wing.

Dec 1, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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