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Demonstrators carry signs of the six conservative Supreme Court justices during a protest in New York in 2022.

The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality The Supreme Court Just Took Its First Swipe at Marriage Equality

Last week, the conservative justices buried a soft repudiation of Obergefell in an immigration case, likely laying the ground for more attacks.

Jun 25, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Unprepared for Pandemics

Unprepared for Pandemics Unprepared for Pandemics

History’s lessons are ignored—or weaponized for political gain.

Jun 25, 2024 / OppArt / Deirdre Barrett

Reggie Jackson playing baseball

Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past

The baseball legend tells the Fox Sports audience what it was like playing baseball in the 1960s in the South.

Jun 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Trump shakes doctor's hand

Donald Trump and “Doc” Ronny Jackson Are Hypocrites About Drugs and Dementia Donald Trump and “Doc” Ronny Jackson Are Hypocrites About Drugs and Dementia

The incoherent former president and his allegedly pill-pushing White House physician need to look in a mirror.

Jun 24, 2024 / Jeet Heer

NYPD officers arrest a Pro-Palestine protester during a rally at Baruch College on June 05, 2024 in New York City.

Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America

Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody.

Jun 24, 2024 / Saliha Bayrak

Hot For Trump

Hot For Trump Hot For Trump

I could just melt.

Jun 24, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A side-by-side image of a headshot of author Shefali Luthra and the cover of her book, Undue Burden.

Reporting the Horrors of Post-“Roe” America: An Interview With Shefali Luthra Reporting the Horrors of Post-“Roe” America: An Interview With Shefali Luthra

In her new book, Luthra chronicles heartbreaking stories of people affected by abortion bans while dispelling the myth that any of us are truly safe from the impact of Dobbs

Jun 24, 2024 / Amy Littlefield

Project 2025: Vought's Your Problem?

Project 2025: Vought's Your Problem? Project 2025: Vought's Your Problem?

Not too bad to be true.

Jun 24, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Activists rally outside the US Supreme Court Building before the start of oral arguments in the “United States v. Rahimi” Second Amendment case on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

The Supreme Court Just Got a Gun Ruling Right—for Completely Bonkers Reasons The Supreme Court Just Got a Gun Ruling Right—for Completely Bonkers Reasons

The court’s Rahimi ruling seems like a victory for gun regulation but is actually an attempt to pave the way for future extreme gun rulings.

Jun 21, 2024 / Elie Mystal

I’ve Just Been Canceled For Talking about America’s Israel/Palestine Policy!

I’ve Just Been Canceled For Talking about America’s Israel/Palestine Policy! I’ve Just Been Canceled For Talking about America’s Israel/Palestine Policy!

This kind of penny-ante bullying reveals the intellectual bankruptcy of the pro-Israel cause.

Jun 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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