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Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand
The trial isn’t about Trump’s bad behavior but committing business crimes to win an election. It’s a shame that Daniels’s story is being ruled largely irrelevant in the courtroom.
May 8, 2024 / Joan Walsh
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The Right’s Partners in Weaponized Policymaking The Right’s Partners in Weaponized Policymaking
In remarkably short order, Donald Trump has transformed from the face of a hard-right insurgency in the GOP to the caretaker of the party’s future. This change has been anything bu…
May 8, 2024 / Chris Lewis and Toni Aguilar Rosenthal
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On Student Protests and Elected Officials On Student Protests and Elected Officials
While we may not agree on everything, we must remain focused on our central goals: saving lives in Gaza, ending weapons funding for Israel, and advancing freedom for Palestinians....
May 8, 2024 / Iman Jodeh
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Protest Voting Is a Road to Nowhere Protest Voting Is a Road to Nowhere
The system may be deeply imperfect, but the stakes are too high to refuse to cast a ballot for Biden on principle.
May 8, 2024 / Column / Alexis Grenell
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Oregon Revives the Drug War Oregon Revives the Drug War
The state’s landmark decriminalization initiative wasn’t given a real chance.
May 8, 2024 / Lydia Kiesling
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Keith Haring and the Downtown Art Revolution Keith Haring and the Downtown Art Revolution
A new biography tells the story of not only Haring’s life but also the exhilarating world of New York art in the 1970s and 80s.
May 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Schulman
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Vinson Cunningham’s Searching Novel of Faith and Politics Vinson Cunningham’s Searching Novel of Faith and Politics
In Great Expectations, Cunningham examines the hope and aspirations of the Obama generation.
May 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Tope Folarin
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Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever
While the mainstream media repeatedly mischaracterizes pro-Palestine protests on campus, police and university administrations are attempting to repress the student press.
May 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen
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Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch
The industry-friendly skies… Cuba libre… Bosses are getting the boot, too…
May 7, 2024 / Our Readers