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For Queer Spaniards, the Stakes in This Week’s Elections Couldn’t Be Higher For Queer Spaniards, the Stakes in This Week’s Elections Couldn’t Be Higher

Queer and trans Spaniards fear that a new right-wing government would roll back historic gains and usher in a wave of repression.

Jul 18, 2023 / Álex Maroño-Porto

Grinder

Grinder Grinder

Meat and greet.

Jul 18, 2023 / OppArt / Adam Zyglis

Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself

The potential for nuclear disaster and the slow destruction of climate change are both man-made.

Jul 18, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

We’ve Entered a New Era of Tiered Constitutional Rights

We’ve Entered a New Era of Tiered Constitutional Rights We’ve Entered a New Era of Tiered Constitutional Rights

In a string of cases, the US Supreme Court’s conservative justices have elevated rights of religious liberty, free speech, and guns over other rights.

Jul 18, 2023 / Katherine Franke

Illustration of protesters beneath a gavel.

Lawsuits Have Become the Weapon of Choice Against Activists Lawsuits Have Become the Weapon of Choice Against Activists

Legal intimidation suits known as “SLAPPs” are becoming the norm for private corporations and governments trying to silence those who speak out on matters of public interest.

Jul 17, 2023 / Katie Redford

Young Freedom riders in Philadelphia

The Campus Right’s Long War on Free Speech The Campus Right’s Long War on Free Speech

The peevish, pampered crybabies at Young Americans for Freedom love frivolous lawsuits.

Jul 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Wall

The Wall The Wall

Inhumanity at the US-Mexico border, 2023.

Jul 17, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

Bernard Winn speaking

Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice

Out of the soil of rural Louisiana, a new model for food, farming, and restorative economics.

Jul 17, 2023 / Laura Flanders

The Masculinity of Lucas Kunce’s Bid for the US Senate

The Masculinity of Lucas Kunce’s Bid for the US Senate The Masculinity of Lucas Kunce’s Bid for the US Senate

His campaign is a rebuke to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s toxic vision of manhood.

Jul 17, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell

The logo of “The New York Times” hangs above the entrance to its building.

The End of the “New York Times” Sports Page Is a Tragedy The End of the “New York Times” Sports Page Is a Tragedy

In a union-busting move, the most important newspaper in the country killed its sports page.

Jul 14, 2023 / Dave Zirin

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