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The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

Amid the pandemic and worsening marginalization, we have to get better at doing one thing: listening.

Oct 14, 2020 / Sister Simone Campbell

A Woman’s Life

A Woman’s Life A Woman’s Life

Some 60,000 nursing home residents have died of the virus. How did they live?

Oct 14, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter jet is shown at the Singapore Airshow in 2014

The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer

Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.

Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung

Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights

Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights

Coney Barrett offered a “virtue-based” defense of why some felons should be allowed to own guns, but not to vote.

Oct 13, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Term Limit the Supreme Court

Term Limit the Supreme Court Term Limit the Supreme Court

In the midst of another confirmation circus, Representative Ro Khanna proposes to stop the madness by limiting justices to single 18-year terms.

Oct 13, 2020 / John Nichols

The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett

The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett

Democratic senators demonstrated unusual discipline as they hammered away at Barrett’s threat to the Affordable Care Act. The problem is, it may not be enough.

Oct 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal

iPhone displaying icons of the four big tech companies

A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival

Taking on technology’s Big Four isn’t for the faint of heart.

Oct 13, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...

Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard

One Weird Trick for Destroying the Digital Economy

One Weird Trick for Destroying the Digital Economy One Weird Trick for Destroying the Digital Economy

Tim Hwang thinks we should burst the bubble of the ad-supported internet before it’s too late.

Oct 13, 2020 / Q&A / Marie Solis

The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy

The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy

We are finding ourselves in an ever more dangerous and insecure world, with the risk of Armageddon lurking just around the corner.

Oct 13, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

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