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Former US president Donald Trump boards his plane at Reagan National Airport following an arraignment in Washington, D.C. federal court on August 3, 2023.

The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself

Whether he is convicted or not, legal scholars and historians argue that Trump’s insurrectionist actions meet the disqualification standard outlined in the 14th Amendment.

Aug 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the laying of the first stone of the Tren Maya tourist line, in El Ideal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on June 1, 2020.

Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope? Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope?

More than just a train, the scale of the project is enormous.  And its effects are already visible.

Aug 4, 2023 / Étienne von Bertrab

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.

Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias

Georgia Tbilisi Pride

Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU

The European Union requires the country to strengthen human rights. But leading up to Tbilisi Pride Fest, members of the ruling party continued to dehumanize LGBTQ residents.

Aug 4, 2023 / StudentNation / Jade Lozada

Guantánamo Bay

Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough

Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.

Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

Esther Newton, left; Holly Hughes, right.

Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship

Anthropologist Esther Newton and artist Holly Hughes tell Laura Flanders how they’ve flourished through decades of culture wars.

Aug 3, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Personhood and Humanity

Personhood and Humanity Personhood and Humanity

Ubuntu “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu” (Zulu) means that a person is a person through other people.

Aug 3, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment

Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson makes a notable cameo in the 45-page document.

Aug 3, 2023 / John Nichols

(L-R) American actress America Ferrera, American actress and director Greta Gerwig, and Australian actress Margot Robbie pose for a photo during a pink carpet event to promote their new film “Barbie” in Seoul on July 2, 2023.

The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed

Women are finding camaraderie in the unlikeliest of places at a time when the forces of sexism, homophobia, and transphobia are strong and emboldened.

Aug 3, 2023 / Moira Donegan

Gurney in execution chamber in Oklahoma.

The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions

I witnessed the death of Jemaine Cannon. I was horrified.

Aug 3, 2023 / J.C. Hallman

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