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American Bankruptcy Law Already Undercuts Accountability for Police Misconduct American Bankruptcy Law Already Undercuts Accountability for Police Misconduct
And the Supreme Court may be about to make the situation worse.
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A career nearly as steeped in blood as Henry Kissinger’s hasn’t prevented the establishment from embracing—and whitewashing—this serial slanderer.
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Is an Iran Upset in the Making? Is an Iran Upset in the Making?
A reformist challenges five conservatives in the June 28 presidential vote.
Jun 19, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
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A hope for a more just future echoes across the decades from the pages of The Nation magazine.
Jun 19, 2024 / Editorial / Richard Kreitner
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The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy
The president’s muddled policy course in the Middle East is angering voters across the political spectrum—and it could usher Trump back into the White House.
Jun 19, 2024 / David Klion
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James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The civil rights icon preached that God believed “that people should be fed, that people should have access to life, that people should be treated equally and justly.”
Jun 19, 2024 / John Nichols
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Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It
Trump frequently uses majority-Black cities as synecdoches for urban doom, political corruption and American decline.
Jun 18, 2024 / Joan Walsh
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Self-portraits juxtaposed on images sourced from the criminology records of Cuba aim to dismantle entrenched stereotypes and societal biases tethered to black masculinity and crimi...
Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Esteban Jiménez Guerra
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Mexico’s First Woman President Mexico’s First Woman President
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first female president, in a historic landslide win.
Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
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An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects workers who need to take time off to have an abortion. But now a Louisiana judge has eliminated that provision for anyone living in Missi...
Jun 18, 2024 / Bryce Covert