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President Joe Biden

Campaigning “From the Middle Out” Won’t Save Democrats Campaigning “From the Middle Out” Won’t Save Democrats

This effort can be driven only by independent movements, by organizers on the ground, by activists who decide collectively that this is a time not to give up but to move up.

Oct 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away

The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away

While Congress is investigating the events of January 6, why isn’t the DOJ doing the same—and more?

Oct 26, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Houston

Houston Houston

We have a problem.

Oct 26, 2021 / OppArt / Stan Mack

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Reckoning with 20 years of the surveillance state.

Oct 26, 2021 / Russ Feingold

US army soldier in Northeastern Syria

Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan

The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.

Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian

UPR Student Protest

“The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!” “The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!”

Thousands of student protesters in Puerto Rico are fighting against further austerity measures from a new bill, PC1003, that will drastically cut funding for public education.

Oct 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Rima Brusi

Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022

Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022 Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022

If Democrats appease Manchin and fail to act on the climate crisis, they will lose a vital appeal to the young voters they need to win.

Oct 25, 2021 / John Nichols

Protesters for Kyrie Irving holding signs

Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name” Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name”

The right wing is now using the basketball star’s name as an anti-vaccine rallying cry.

Oct 25, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Jose Vega and Family

Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons

Incarcerated people are being disciplined because their disability makes it impossible to comply with prison rules.

Oct 25, 2021 / Column / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold.

Oct 25, 2021 / Kalena Thomhave

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