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Covid Army Medic

The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine

The Twitter epidemiologists convinced that regulators bungled the decision make for entertaining reading—but they’re wrong.

Apr 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh

President Joe Biden

Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?

The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.

Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Yemen blockade

Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade

Nearly 80 congressional Democrats have called on the Biden administration to increase pressure on Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade immediately.

Apr 13, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Supreme Court Columns

Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail

Biden’s recently announced commission to study court reform isn’t designed to offer solutions—it’s designed to be an excuse to do nothing.

Apr 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Solidarity With the Asian Community

Solidarity With the Asian Community Solidarity With the Asian Community

People around the country showing up, in solidarity with the Asian/AAPI Community. Vigil: Upper Manhattan, March 2021.

Apr 13, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

President Joe Biden

Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump

The president’s plan to hike Pentagon spending draws a rebuke from progressives.

Apr 13, 2021 / John Nichols

Louisiana Sea-Level Rise

How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis

Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it?

Apr 13, 2021 / Harold R. Wanless

Me Too

How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers

Title VII’s short period for filing a complaint harms one of the very populations the law is meant to protect: pregnant or nursing mothers—especially mothers of color.

Apr 13, 2021 / Alison Wellford

President Joe Biden

A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy

Even if the president managed to vanquish racism in every other part of government, failing to address its role in our tax system would be a tragedy.

Apr 13, 2021 / Steven Dean

Diorama of Manhattan at 1939 World's Fair

How ‘Things’ In Fiction Shape the Way We Read How ‘Things’ In Fiction Shape the Way We Read

Sarah Wasserman’s recent book looks at how the objects we take for granted in stories can reveal even deeper meaning.

Apr 13, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Haigney

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