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The Economic Response to the Pandemic Proved We Can Have Nice Things The Economic Response to the Pandemic Proved We Can Have Nice Things

Biden is ending the Covid public health emergency, and with it will go some of the positive outcomes of the terrible pandemic.

Feb 7, 2023 / David M. Perry

Say His Name: Tyre Nichols

Say His Name: Tyre Nichols Say His Name: Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols was brutally killed by Memphis police, and five former police officers were indicted on charges including murder and kidnapping. The Memphis police chief disbanded the...

Feb 7, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific

Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific

Tired of waiting, First Nations are negotiating directly with commercial fisheries to protect biodiversity—will the federal government follow?

Feb 7, 2023 / Ali Withers, The Nation Video, and Ludwig Hurtado

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

The Illinois Representative will give a response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, offering a bold vision for a future that uplifts working-class voters.

Feb 7, 2023 / John Nichols

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

This year, lawmakers in two dozen states, including Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Missouri, and Georgia, introduced bills that would expand access to menstrual products.

Feb 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Thalia Charles

A woman holds a Black Voters Matter sign while driving in a protest march on April 22, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red

While Democrats celebrate an averted crisis, the GOP campaign to quell and marginalize Black voters has only continued.

Feb 7, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

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The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I

Adam Hochschild’s latest book, American Midnight, examines a dark era in US history in which Woodrow Wilson and his administration went to war at home as well as abroad. 

Feb 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Nils Lofgren and Bruce Springsteen onstage.

Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years

After Covid, he and the E Street Band are celebrating, but also continuing their mourning tour. It won’t end. Until it does.

Feb 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

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Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand

CNN banks on the commentary of an obliging provocateur as it veers rightward.

Feb 6, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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