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Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond

Hogwash.

Apr 5, 2024 / Steve Brodner

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More Than Half a Million Democratic Voters Have Told Biden: Save Gaza! More Than Half a Million Democratic Voters Have Told Biden: Save Gaza!

The campaign to use “uncommitted” primary votes to send a message to Biden has won two dozen delegates, and it keeps growing.

Apr 5, 2024 / John Nichols

Walk the Wall

Walk the Wall Walk the Wall

Sneakers and mural art on the Separation Wall, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine.

Apr 5, 2024 / OppArt / Wei Chao

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for a cease-fire in Gaza during a protest as part of the “People's White House Ceasefire Now Iftar” outside the White House on April 2, 2024, in Washington, DC.

What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble

The president’s rigid ideological commitment has led him to shut out government dissenters—and his own voters.

Apr 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Women's March Rally Ahead Of Roe V. Wade Anniversary

Republican Overreach on Abortion Could Be the Party’s Downfall in November Republican Overreach on Abortion Could Be the Party’s Downfall in November

In key swing states, ballot measures protecting reproductive rights may drive turnout in favor of Democrats.

Apr 5, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Richard Goodwin And Doris Kearns Wedding

The Goodwins and Their “Unfinished Love Story” The Goodwins and Their “Unfinished Love Story”

A personal history of the 1960s.

Apr 5, 2024 / Michele Willens

The Next Item on the Republican Agenda Is Naming an Airport After Trump

The Next Item on the Republican Agenda Is Naming an Airport After Trump The Next Item on the Republican Agenda Is Naming an Airport After Trump

A House bill proposes renaming Washington Dulles “Donald J. Trump International Airport.” It perfectly sums up the GOP's approach to governing.

Apr 4, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2024.

Trump Has Now Lost to Biden in Wisconsin... Twice Trump Has Now Lost to Biden in Wisconsin... Twice

While Biden faced organized opposition in the Democratic primary, Trump did not. Yet Biden got more votes and a higher percentage of the total.

Apr 4, 2024 / John Nichols

President of Argentina with chainsaw

Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina

The country’s new president has imposed a set of brutal austerity measures as part of a so-called “chainsaw plan.” The carnage is already mounting.

Apr 4, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman

HUSKY Medicaid Launch Connecticut

Inside Connecticut’s Fight to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants Inside Connecticut’s Fight to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants

In July, the state will expand coverage to undocumented immigrants under age 15. But it still falls short of advocates’ goals.

Apr 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup

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