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Harrison Butker smiles and reaches his hand out to greet someone off camera.

Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker has started a far-right super PAC to encourage conservatives to vote for “traditional Christian values.” He is part of a terrifying political trend.

Oct 17, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a Senate debate with Representative Colin Allred (D-TX) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Dallas.

Ted Cruz Is Just As Hapless—and Maybe Just As Beatable—as Donald Trump Ted Cruz Is Just As Hapless—and Maybe Just As Beatable—as Donald Trump

Democrats need to recognize that Colin Allred is doing everything right in a Texas race that could give their party control of the Senate.

Oct 17, 2024 / John Nichols

Street Wisdom

Street Wisdom Street Wisdom

Vote for women rights.

Oct 17, 2024 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

In Lebanon, Israel Is Only Sowing the Seeds of More Bloodshed and Terror

In Lebanon, Israel Is Only Sowing the Seeds of More Bloodshed and Terror In Lebanon, Israel Is Only Sowing the Seeds of More Bloodshed and Terror

The history of Israel’s incursions into Lebanon are a series of lessons in futility and the arrogance of power. If only anyone were paying attention.

Oct 17, 2024 / Charles Glass

The Starbucks Workers United organizing office in Buffalo, New York, on January 30, 2022.

A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up

Though approval of unions is at historically high levels, membership remains low. One way to change that is to make it easier for workers to form a union—and to start bargaining.

Oct 17, 2024 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

Telling the Amazon Labor Union’s Story

Telling the Amazon Labor Union’s Story Telling the Amazon Labor Union’s Story

Union, a new documentary about organizing at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, grapples with what it means to tell an underdog story without a satisfying ending.

Oct 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ella Fanger

Fire breaks out on the tents of displaced Palestinians after Israeli attacks in the garden of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024.

“It Was Like Hell on Earth”: Scenes From a Night of Horror in Gaza “It Was Like Hell on Earth”: Scenes From a Night of Horror in Gaza

A devastating Israeli attack has left both the living and the dead unrecognizable.

Oct 16, 2024 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Hitting the Tipping Point

Hitting the Tipping Point Hitting the Tipping Point

The planet is showing us that it can’t be business as usual.

Oct 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A man plays with a baby as Palestinians struggle with power outages due to Israeli attacks that destroyed the infrastructure in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 13, 2024.

No Matter What, Palestinians Will Never Give Up No Matter What, Palestinians Will Never Give Up

The last year has shown that our love of life, and our fight for our freedom, will never be extinguished.

Oct 16, 2024 / Ahmad Ibsais

A neighborhood in North Tampa flooded by Milton's storm surge.

The Story of the Hurricanes The Story of the Hurricanes

How Floridians struggled through the successive traumas of Helene and Milton

Oct 16, 2024 / Jeb Lund

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