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Texas Governor Greg Abbott displays a signed border-security bill during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol on June 8, 2023.

Texas’s Latest Act of Anti-Immigrant Cruelty Is Blatantly Unconstitutional Texas’s Latest Act of Anti-Immigrant Cruelty Is Blatantly Unconstitutional

This week, Texas passed a law making undocumented immigration illegal in the state. The question now is: Will the Supreme Court do what’s right?

Dec 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Sweet Jesus

Sweet Jesus Sweet Jesus

Top of the world.

Dec 21, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara

A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara

World / December 21, 2023 A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara Fifty years after the famed Chilean folksinger was murdered by Pinochet’s military, his alleged execution…

Dec 21, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh

Trump holds an umbrella, walks to plane

Why the 14th Amendment Is the Constitutional Remedy for Trump’s Assault on Democracy Why the 14th Amendment Is the Constitutional Remedy for Trump’s Assault on Democracy

Lawyers, scholars, and historians have long argued that the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump. Now, the Colorado high court has agreed.

Dec 20, 2023 / John Nichols

A protester stands outside Trump Tower in Manhattan demanding that state governments disqualify former president Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024 under the 14th Amendment.

The Colorado Court’s Ruling Banning Trump From the Ballot Is Sharp as Hell The Colorado Court’s Ruling Banning Trump From the Ballot Is Sharp as Hell

While the ruling will be overturned by the Supreme Court, the conservative justices will have to tie themselves into a knot to do it.

Dec 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal

The Revolution Will Be Posted

The Revolution Will Be Posted The Revolution Will Be Posted

Oaxaca, Mexico. street art.

Dec 20, 2023 / OppArt / URTARTE

Marciane Ndamukunze, 68, arrives in Kizemba displacement camp, after fleeing heavy fighting in Masisi territory. 4th December 2023, North Kivu Province, DRC

The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding elections. Civil war has displaced millions of the country’s citizens but garnered little attention internationally.

Dec 20, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos

“Harlem WPA Street Dance,” by Elizabeth Olds, ca.1935–43.

Reading “Mumbo Jumbo” in the Post-Covid Age Reading “Mumbo Jumbo”" "in the Post-Covid Age

Ishmael Reed's novel depicts an American government dedicated to public health as long as its efforts keep hierarchy and the status quo in place.

Dec 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Melvin Backman

Don't Say Gay Bill Protest

The New “Lavender Scare” in America’s Schools The New “Lavender Scare” in America’s Schools

Modern anti-gay legislation mirrors the mass hysteria of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of gay people were fired or forced to resign from their jobs.

Dec 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Ariana Lee

Israeli soldier at border near Gaza

The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza The Problem With the US Media’s Coverage of Gaza

Assuming there are only two sides to every story misses the reality that most stories have many sides.

Dec 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson

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