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“Trump’s approval rating has risen to the highest point in his presidency…according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.”—Front page, The Washington Post “Accounts from a child dete…

Jul 16, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Nancy Pelosi Is Playing the Extremely Long Game Nancy Pelosi Is Playing the Extremely Long Game

Doing nothing is all part of the plan.

Jul 16, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

And it’s not simply that he calls himself a socialist.

Jul 16, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

The Class Politics of the Civil War

The Class Politics of the Civil War The Class Politics of the Civil War

By naming a common enemy—the privileged class of slaveholders—the Republican Party and Union Army were able to build and then steer a coalition of Americans toward the systematic d...

Jul 15, 2019 / Books & the Arts / James Oakes

The Worlds of Kathleen Collins

The Worlds of Kathleen Collins The Worlds of Kathleen Collins

The quiet brilliance of her films and fiction was found in her ability to to place the interior and subjective in the context of the social and political.

Jul 15, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Farah Jasmine Griffin

Protesters demand Trump’s impeachment

When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach

Rashida Tlaib sums it up: “Want a response to a lawless and complete failure of a President? He needs to be impeached.”

Jul 15, 2019 / John Nichols

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How Do We Build Resistance Before Disaster Strikes? How Do We Build Resistance Before Disaster Strikes?

Thirty-five years ago, organizers devised a new way to fight injustice before our government enacts a horrific policy: a pledge of resistance.

Jul 15, 2019 / Mark Engler

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Civility in Crisis Civility in Crisis

Won't somebody think of the border agents?

Jul 9, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media ‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

An obituary for America’s greatest and most influential satirical magazine.

Jul 8, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Another Cartoonist Is Fired for Drawing Reality

Another Cartoonist Is Fired for Drawing Reality Another Cartoonist Is Fired for Drawing Reality

Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder was dropped after creating this drawing.

Jul 5, 2019 / OppArt / Michael de Adder

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