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Merrick Garland testimony

Why Is Garland’s DOJ Taking Trump’s Side Against E. Jean Carroll? Why Is Garland’s DOJ Taking Trump’s Side Against E. Jean Carroll?

There is no good reason for the Department of Justice to defend a former president against charges that he defamed a woman he allegedly raped.

Jun 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Manchin Moving

Manchin Moving Manchin Moving

House hunters.

Jun 10, 2021 / OppArt / Matt Wuerker

Naftali Bennett

Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’ Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’

The country’s new coalition government, whose only common ground is the desire to get rid of Benjamin Netanyahu, might just mark a turning point in Israel’s ability to avoid accoun...

Jun 10, 2021 / Jeff Halper

There Is No Crisis of Laziness

There Is No Crisis of Laziness There Is No Crisis of Laziness

Republicans seem determined to make workers so financially desperate that they’ll labor for whatever pay employers deign to offer. 

Jun 10, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Nation Poetry

Boxes of Ashes Boxes of Ashes

México lindo y querido, si muero lejos de tí, que digan que estoy dormido y que me traigan aquí. —Chucho…

Jun 10, 2021 / Poems / Rigoberto González

Aretha Fanklin

The Unwritten History of Black Performance The Unwritten History of Black Performance

Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book undertakes an ambitious task: contextualizing the scope and scale of a people’s cultural expression.

Jun 10, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kelton Ellis

Terry McAuliffe

Progressive Dreams Are on Pause in Virginia Progressive Dreams Are on Pause in Virginia

Terry McAuliffe wins the gubernatorial primary while moderates beat candidates to their left around the state.

Jun 9, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Recent Events

Recent Events Recent Events

Recording history, one stitch at a time.

Jun 9, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Protest Palestine San Francisco

The Kids Are Reimagining International Solidarity The Kids Are Reimagining International Solidarity

Millennial and Gen Z activists are connecting their struggles at home to the workings of US empire in Palestine, Haiti, Colombia, and other countries.

Jun 9, 2021 / Roberto Lovato

DC capitol

Democracy on a Ventilator Democracy on a Ventilator

Two crises, two emergency lockdowns, but only one is called a matter of public health.

Jun 9, 2021 / S. Eudora Smith

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