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Hostage Situation

Hostage Situation Hostage Situation

America and the Second Amendment.

Mar 29, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Abolition Is a Collective Vision: An Interview With Mariame Kaba

Abolition Is a Collective Vision: An Interview With Mariame Kaba Abolition Is a Collective Vision: An Interview With Mariame Kaba

A conversation about how the pandemic has raised the stakes for the abolition movement, collective care, and a world without prisons.

Mar 29, 2021 / Q&A / Elias Rodriques

The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time

The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time

Weakened and bankrupt, the NRA is no longer the insurmountable wall it once was.

Mar 29, 2021 / Shannon Watts

Echo Park Protest

The Olympic Battle for Echo Park The Olympic Battle for Echo Park

An LAPD crackdown on an encampment of the unhoused augurs more conflicts in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics.

Mar 26, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Spring Fascions

Spring Fascions Spring Fascions

Unhappy Kempers. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of March 22.

Mar 26, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Student protest Turkey

Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights

After a newly appointed university official dissolved Bogazici University’s LGBTI+ club in January, students across the country launched a nationwide protest movement.

Mar 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Rafael Logroño

Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday

Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday

Amid care work’s heightened visibility during the pandemic, a campaign to eliminate 24-hour shifts in one of America’s most progressive states.

Mar 26, 2021 / Sara Van Horn and Wen Zhuang

Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press

Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press

The president should postpone future news conferences. Not because he can’t handle them—but because the White House press corps can’t.

Mar 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh

US-Mexico Border

Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020? Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020?

The 13 top border contractors for CBP and ICE donated three times as much money to the Biden campaign than they did to Trump.

Mar 25, 2021 / Todd Miller

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The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control

As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”

Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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