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The Biden administration should abandon a course that could lead to the criminalization of whistleblowers and investigative journalism.
Dec 20, 2021 / John Nichols
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The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to lift restrictions on mifepristone is good news for people in states that allow telemedicine abortion, but means nothing for everyone ...
Dec 17, 2021 / Renee Bracey Sherman and Dr. Daniel Grossman
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Joe dump. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 13.
Dec 17, 2021 / Steve Brodner
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US and China CO2 reductions: The clock is ticking.
Dec 17, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court
The Massachusetts senator explains why the current court is a threat to democracy—and offers the latest on Build Back Better and voting rights.
Dec 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
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There is little chance the conservatives on the Supreme Court will let California treat gun manufacturers the way it’s letting Texas treat pregnant people.
Dec 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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The Death of Glenn Foster The Death of Glenn Foster
The former NFL player was killed in police custody. His family and friends and trying to piece together what happened.
Dec 14, 2021 / LeAlan M. Jones
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Wounds the Size of Oranges Wounds the Size of Oranges
The devastating impact of AR-15 semiautomatic weapons on children’s bodies.
Dec 13, 2021 / OppArt / Patricia Anderson Turner
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The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be
Sonia Sotomayor said it best: “The Court should have put an end to this madness months ago.… It failed to do so [earlier], and it fails again today.”
Dec 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal