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Free Britney

Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney

Stripping a person of their legal rights is inherently dangerous and dehumanizing.

Mar 6, 2021 / Sara Luterman

CT National Guard

Cancel the US Military Cancel the US Military

The Pentagon is running a system that seems to eternally reward failure, from poorly performing generals to endless wars that cost a fortune.

Mar 6, 2021 / William Astore

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What It Was Like Growing Up on a Commune What It Was Like Growing Up on a Commune

My parents made less money than I do, and yet they had much more time.

Mar 6, 2021 / Feature / Kathryn Jezer-Morton

The Notes

The Notes The Notes

I stay in bed and listen for any music. Today is cheerful, it has overshot itself and is tomorrow. I’m left behind, waiting for the birds to return. They’ve moved on. I now know th…

Mar 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Victoria Chang

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Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman? Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next QAnon Shaman?

Seemingly benign online communities have become breeding grounds for the kind of far-right ideology on display at the US Capitol insurrection.

Mar 5, 2021 / John Semley

Don’t Stop Thinking About (Tom) Tomorrow

Don’t Stop Thinking About (Tom) Tomorrow Don’t Stop Thinking About (Tom) Tomorrow

Cartoonist Dan Perkins increasingly turns to the iconography of science fiction to keep pace with the absurdity of the moment.

Mar 5, 2021 / Jeet Heer

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Withdrawing US Troops From Afghanistan Is Only a Start. We Have to End the Air War Too. Withdrawing US Troops From Afghanistan Is Only a Start. We Have to End the Air War Too.

The war is a failure. Continuing to wage it will only result in further devastation.

Mar 5, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis

Marching Through Georgia

Marching Through Georgia Marching Through Georgia

Schlapptrap. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of  March 1.  

Mar 5, 2021

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Why Are We Still Giving the Pentagon More Money? Why Are We Still Giving the Pentagon More Money?

Focusing on the wrong threats—including a new Cold War with China—is the last thing we can afford right now.

Mar 5, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger

Contemplation of Justice

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters

If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.

Mar 5, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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