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The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio

Republican legislators in the Buckeye State have introduced multiple bills to curtail civil rights with the help of the Center for Christian Virtue.

Aug 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

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When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right? When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right?

The politicization of big-box personal vehicles is now almost complete.

Aug 4, 2022 / Stan Cox

It’s Not Just Kansas—Voters Nationwide Are Pro-Choice

It’s Not Just Kansas—Voters Nationwide Are Pro-Choice It’s Not Just Kansas—Voters Nationwide Are Pro-Choice

The Kansas landslide is a reminder that, even in red states, voters will protect abortion rights.

Aug 3, 2022 / John Nichols

Brazil’s then-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits holding his glasses while he talks with his Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim

Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Celso Amorim, who served as both foreign minister and defense minister, explains why much more than a resurgent Pink Tide is riding on th...

Aug 3, 2022 / Pablo Calvi

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...

Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli

Mourners at the site of the El Paso shooting

3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading

Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.

Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

covid-19-vaccine

The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example. The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example.

Vaccines are limited, communication is poor, and conspiracy theories abound.

Aug 2, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts

The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts

If the Inflation Reduction Act survives more or less intact, it could give Democrats the legislative victory they desperately need heading into the midterms.

Aug 2, 2022 / Charles Komanoff

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris John waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions. He is holding a folder and wearing a suit with a green tie.

Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages

While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the di...

Aug 1, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

The Myth of Libertarian Exit

The Myth of Libertarian Exit The Myth of Libertarian Exit

Raymond Craib’s new book, Adventure Capitalism, traces the history of individualist, property-oriented “escape” projects pursued by the likes of Michael Oliver, Peter Thiel, and Bi...

Aug 1, 2022 / Q&A / Jacob Bruggeman

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