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Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Senator Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie

After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.

Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana Leaving Devastation In Its Wake

Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida? Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida?

It’s media malpractice not to mention that burning fossil fuels drives extreme weather events.

Sep 2, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban

Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban

An oppressive regime fills the vacuum.

Sep 2, 2021 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

Costs of War

The Costs of 20 Years of War The Costs of 20 Years of War

Two decades of war caused the deaths of nearly 1 million people and will cost US taxpayers more than $8 trillion.

Sep 2, 2021 / Feature / Neta Crawford

abortion-rights-protest

What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.

The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.

Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal

New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet

New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet

Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.

Sep 1, 2021 / Whitney Strub

Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself?

Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself? Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself?

Hélène Landemore’s new book argues that we need a new, more inclusive system of governance that is less elitist and more participatory to cure what ails democracy.

Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Fall of Oppression

Fall of Oppression Fall of Oppression

A mural created in Bushwick, New York City, in cooperation with the arts group Groundswell.

Sep 1, 2021 / OppArt / Raúl Ayala

Trump and Orban

Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy

The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?

Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford

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