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Border Migrant Camp Sister Cities

Hacking Migration Hacking Migration

With draconian policies still in place, immigration attorneys are turning to cutting-edge technology to help those at risk of deportation or detention.

Sep 29, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Grandma Knows Best

Grandma Knows Best Grandma Knows Best

Street art created near the site of George Floyd’s murder.

Sep 29, 2021 / OppArt / Fly Orr

UNITE HERE Local 11

Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year

And our members can tell you why Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act.

Sep 29, 2021 / Column / Ada Briceño, Susan Minato, and Kurt Petersen

Campaign Finance Seattle

How $25 Vouchers Can Help Save Our Democracy How $25 Vouchers Can Help Save Our Democracy

Seattle showed what happens when ordinary residents—not just wealthy donors—fund campaigns.

Sep 29, 2021 / Tom Latkowski

Fresco by an anonymous painter depicting 'The Triumph of Death'

A Novel Caught Between 2 Plagues A Novel Caught Between 2 Plagues

Looking at both the AIDS crisis and the Covid pandemic, Kate Zambreno’s To Write as if Already Dead grapples with how illness changes our conception of self.

Sep 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jamie Hood

Drone Strikes

Will We Remember the Victims of the Kabul Drone Strike? Will We Remember the Victims of the Kabul Drone Strike?

For 20 years, the War on Terror has brought death and destruction to countless countries. Will we remember the victims?

Sep 29, 2021 / Nick Turse

House Democrats

Why Are Party Leaders Still Propping Up Henry Cuellar as a Democrat? Why Are Party Leaders Still Propping Up Henry Cuellar as a Democrat?

Top Democrats have long covered for Cuellar—the only House Democrat to vote against protecting abortion rights—while he has sided with big business against the interests of working...

Sep 28, 2021 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The 24-Hour Outrage Cycle The 24-Hour Outrage Cycle

It’s a well-oiled machine. 

Sep 28, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Political Turmoil in Nicaragua

Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua

Elite fixations often determine press coverage, and no one in power wants to talk about Daniel Ortega anymore.

Sep 28, 2021 / Eric Alterman

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda? Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda?

This week, Americans may get a sobering insight into how corrupted our politics have become.

Sep 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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