Politics

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Election Night’s Biggest Loser: Glenn Youngkin Election Night’s Biggest Loser: Glenn Youngkin

The Virginia governor put himself on the ballot, trying to curb abortion rights, gun safety, and educational freedom. He lost badly.

Nov 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Jewish Voices for Peace: Cease-Fire

Jewish Voices for Peace: Cease-Fire Jewish Voices for Peace: Cease-Fire

Jewish Voices for Peace organized a massive protest in Grand Central Terminal on October 26, calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Gaza. Police arrested over 300 n...

Nov 8, 2023 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

A New York City apartment building.

A Modern-Day Fable for the Tenant Class A Modern-Day Fable for the Tenant Class

Hilary Leichter’s fiction examines contemporary crises like work and inequality through the lens of magical realism. Her latest novel, Terrace Story, is a parable about the family...

Nov 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron

Tragic Prelude…

Tragic Prelude… Tragic Prelude…

To the next election.

Nov 7, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley speaks to reporters during a campaign stop on November 6, 2023 in Jackson, Mississippi.

Can Elvis Presley’s Cousin Beat America's Most Scandal-Plagued Governor? Can Elvis Presley’s Cousin Beat America's Most Scandal-Plagued Governor?

Politics / November 7, 2023 Can Elvis Presley’s Cousin Beat America’s Most Scandal-Plagued Governor? Tuesday’s elections will decide a lot of questions, including whether…

Nov 7, 2023 / John Nichols

Former US president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after testifying in his civil fraud trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York City on November 6, 2023.

There’s No Stopping Donald Trump’s Courtroom Soliloquy There’s No Stopping Donald Trump’s Courtroom Soliloquy

In his testimony at his New York civil trial yesterday, the former president’s ramblings tried the judge’s patience.

Nov 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Demonstrators are detained by US Capitol Police after they staged a sit-in inside the Cannon House Office Building to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza October 18, 2023, on Independence Avenue in Washington, DC.

The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish” The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish”

What we are witnessing is an effort to get people to see slogans like “Free Palestine” as antisemitic and the protests as threats to Jewish existence.

Nov 6, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Kevin McCarthy House of Representatives

The Republican Party Has Devolved Into Utter Incoherence The Republican Party Has Devolved Into Utter Incoherence

As we face so many crises globally, the legislative branch of the world’s (theoretically) most powerful country has ceased to function.

Nov 6, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

Senators Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Robert Taft of Ohio study a globe.

This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP. This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP.

Today's Republicans aren’t isolationists; they are hawks targeting Latin America and Asia.

Nov 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Cease-Fire! Children Are Dying

Cease-Fire! Children Are Dying Cease-Fire! Children Are Dying

Humanitarian aid is desperately needed.

Nov 6, 2023 / OppArt / Eric Drooker

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