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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

Paradise fire

How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire? How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire?

A conversation with reporter Lizzie Johnson about the aftermath of wildfires and the human cost of neglected infrastructure.     

Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager

“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas

“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas

Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.

Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

US President Joe Biden

America Can Afford Biden’s Investments at Home. Look at How Much It Spent on Wars. America Can Afford Biden’s Investments at Home. Look at How Much It Spent on Wars.

It is not enough—but it’s a start.

Aug 31, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vaccine News

Vaccine News Vaccine News

Tragicomic portraits of a comic tragedy.

Aug 31, 2021 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History

On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History

There are many factors behind the “cleansing” of African Americans from a sport to which we were so essential for most of the 20th century.

Aug 31, 2021 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Ed Asner

Ed Asner, American Socialist Ed Asner, American Socialist

The actor, who died Sunday, championed democratic socialism long before Bernie Sanders ran for president.

Aug 31, 2021 / John Nichols

Fantastical creatures inflicting pain upon the head of a man.

The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology

Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.

Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Woman using her laptop computer

The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience

Rainesford Stauffer proposes a different way to understand a generation defined by precarity and overwork.

Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mary Retta

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