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Guatemalan immigrants: life, work, joy. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sep 20, 2023 / OppArt / Harry Mena

A Black student and white student speak to each other while holding signs reading,

Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

Thanks to Ron DeSantis’s education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students.

Sep 20, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Representative Barbara Lee speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on August 12, 2022.

Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements

The California Senate candidate has received the backing of Our Revolution, as top Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders argue that her advocacy for peace and justice distingui...

Sep 19, 2023 / John Nichols

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, talks to reporters on his way to a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol on September 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Gaetz opposes a deal between factions of House Republicans to pass a stopgap spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, which will be tested Tuesday with a procedural vote.

The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel

The latest congressional villains are the GOP’s hard-right nihilists, but their motives for sabotaging the government make no sense.

Sep 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home.

Sep 19, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

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Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals

How failed theater kids are destroying a great art form—and American politics.

Sep 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens to reporters' questions during a news conference at the US Capitol on September 12, 2023.

Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight

Even if the senator wanted to retire, there’s no way he’ll let Kentucky’s Democratic governor choose his replacement, even temporarily.

Sep 18, 2023 / Elie Mystal

sherrod brown conducts a press conference on background checks in 2019

The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio

Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a “dogfight.”

Sep 18, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pine Tree Power supporters at a march on July 4.

Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail.

Sep 18, 2023 / Bill McKibben

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Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride

Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements

The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals

Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight

The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio

Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

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