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Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas

The provider reopened a clinic in deep-red Lubbock—a rebuke to the dismantling of the state’s reproductive health care safety net over the past decade.

Mar 2, 2021 / Kaysie Ellingson, Sophie Novack, and The Texas Observer

Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.

Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise. Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.

The argument that the strikes in Syria are a “defensive” measure mocks the reality of our presence there.

Mar 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color.

Mar 2, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Happy 90th Birthday, Mr. Gorbachev

Happy 90th Birthday, Mr. Gorbachev Happy 90th Birthday, Mr. Gorbachev

Future generations of Russians will surely recognize the magnitude of his achievements and honor the man who broke with an authoritarian and totalitarian past.

Mar 2, 2021 / Archie Brown

$15 an Hour Is the Compromise

$15 an Hour Is the Compromise $15 an Hour Is the Compromise

Biden and the Democrats need to deliver on the wage hike they promised—by any means necessary. Anything less is a moral and political failure.

Mar 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Student voting on campus

Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters

The ongoing struggle to diminish the student vote in New York’s 19th Congressional District, a purple patch of the Hudson Valley, has echoes nationwide.

Mar 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Najwa Jamal

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New Year, Same Pandemic New Year, Same Pandemic

Maybe 2022 will be our year.

Mar 2, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Playboi Carti in LA

Playboi Carti, Rap Iconoclast Playboi Carti, Rap Iconoclast

His recent album Whole Lotta Red boasts not just rockstar appeal but a sense of self-discovery and experimentation.

Mar 2, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

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The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame

While Congress refuses to pass a living wage, it continues to supply Israel with copious amounts of military aid, which the country then uses to harm my family.

Mar 2, 2021 / Ryah Aqel with Mohammed El-Kurd

Kirsten Gillibrand

Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence

Though she positioned herself as a warrior for women’s rights, the New York senator hasn’t exactly been a profile in courage.

Mar 1, 2021 / Alexis Grenell

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