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Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens to reporters' questions during a news conference at the US Capitol on September 12, 2023.

Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight

Even if the senator wanted to retire, there’s no way he’ll let Kentucky’s Democratic governor choose his replacement, even temporarily.

Sep 18, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Plastic Island

Plastic Island Plastic Island

Nowhere to go. The ocean has more than 170 trillion plastic particles as pollution reaches unprecedented levels.

Sep 18, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

sherrod brown conducts a press conference on background checks in 2019

The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio

Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a “dogfight.”

Sep 18, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pine Tree Power supporters at a march on July 4.

Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail.

Sep 18, 2023 / Bill McKibben

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Chantal Montellier’s Prescient Dystopias Chantal Montellier’s Prescient Dystopias

A new volume collects the pioneering French comic artist's work.

Sep 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

Michigan’s Prison Crisis

Michigan’s Prison Crisis Michigan’s Prison Crisis

The state, often considered a bastion of progressive policies, has some of the worst carceral instincts and politics.

Sep 18, 2023 / Jacqueline Williams

Morocco

Morocco Morocco

On the media.

Sep 15, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Garment workers rally at Los Angeles City Hall.

Garment Workers Are Getting Closer to a Fair Wage Garment Workers Are Getting Closer to a Fair Wage

Advocates are working to get a version of California’s Garment Workers Protection Act passed at the federal level.

Sep 15, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Senator Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit

The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party.

Sep 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Tipping Point Is Now

The Tipping Point Is Now The Tipping Point Is Now

Inaction is not an option.

Sep 15, 2023 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

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