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Cable Noose

Cable Noose Cable Noose

Golden calf.

May 12, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Former president Donald Trump greets supporters at a campaign rally in

Republican Voters Are Ready for the Next Culture War Republican Voters Are Ready for the Next Culture War

After Donald Trump was found liable for battery and defamation in federal court, his base has continued to rally behind him.

May 12, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Pakistani security forces fire tear gas during a protest in Rawalpindi on May 9.

Pakistani Police Are Making Protesters Disappear Pakistani Police Are Making Protesters Disappear

While reporting on the protests against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, I was attacked and held without cause. I’m not the only one.

May 12, 2023 / Feature / Hasan Ali

Former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump

Despite a recent fake public fight, the network is happy to continue profiting from promoting Trump.

May 12, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The GOP’s Threats to Women’s Rights

The GOP’s Threats to Women’s Rights The GOP’s Threats to Women’s Rights

And the GOP’s threats to Mother Earth.

May 12, 2023 / OppArt / Sabrina Jones

Gloria Malone, one of the teen parents behind the No Teen Shame campaign

How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy

Over a 10-year campaign, they talked back to public health experts, government officials, and even purported allies who were treating them like they were the problem.

May 12, 2023 / Amy Littlefield

Lia Thomas

How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic

Almost no other sport is as hostile to trans athletes—and that's because its culture created the perfect conditions for transphobia to take root.

May 12, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being

Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being

Thomas has elevated “personal responsibility” into a prerequisite for citizenship. Yet he fails his own test.

May 12, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Protesters wave signs outside the Southern District of New York Court during the E. Jean Carroll trial.

Why Trump Was Found Liable for Sexual Assault but Not Rape Why Trump Was Found Liable for Sexual Assault but Not Rape

Blame the definition of rape in the first degree in New York State.

May 12, 2023 / Alexis Grenell

WGA strikers on the picket line

These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All

Some long established unions are challenging Silicon Valley’s agenda by pushing back on AI, surveillance, and wage theft.

May 12, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

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