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American Democracy Has Been Killed American Democracy Has Been Killed
The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin this summer. Now we have to raise democracy from the dead.
“A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind” Mandates a Search for Peace in Ukraine “A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind” Mandates a Search for Peace in Ukraine
Why the new American left should take up the quest for peace if the Democratic Party wins control of Congress this November, and of the presidency in 2028.
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
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Trump Is Laying the Groundwork for the Mass Deportation of Migrant Children Trump Is Laying the Groundwork for the Mass Deportation of Migrant Children
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Books & the Arts
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World
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