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The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance

The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance

If the Senate passes an expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, any American’s international communications could become an open book.

Apr 18, 2024 / James Bamford

Shawn Fain testifying before Congress on March 14, 2024.

Shawn Fain Triumphed In Detroit. Now He's Headed South. Shawn Fain Triumphed In Detroit. Now He's Headed South.

“These companies are more profitable than the Big Three ever dreamed of being, and the workers are paid even less.”

Apr 18, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols

Apartheid

Apartheid Apartheid

Wrapped.

Apr 18, 2024 / OppArt / André Carrilho

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito.

Samuel Alito Can’t Tell the Difference Between Sex Discrimination and Peanut Butter Samuel Alito Can’t Tell the Difference Between Sex Discrimination and Peanut Butter

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling on sex discrimination hides serious ideological differences, beginning with Alito’s long-standing hostility to women’s rights.

Apr 18, 2024 / Elie Mystal

A protester at a vigil in Atlanta, Georgia, commemorating the life of environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán on January 18, 2024. Tortuguita was killed by Georgia State Troopers a year before, on January 18, 2023, during a raid on a Stop Cop City encampment.

The Cop City Defendants Are Done Being Silent The Cop City Defendants Are Done Being Silent

Sixty-one people are facing RICO charges from the state of Georgia for their activism. Here’s what some of them have to say about their case.

Apr 18, 2024 / Oliver Haug

ROTC division march

As the Threat of War Looms, Some Students Regret Joining ROTC As the Threat of War Looms, Some Students Regret Joining ROTC

Often priced out of college, those in Army ROTC can earn hefty scholarships. But reservists can’t always be guaranteed safety. “I don’t think I would’ve made the same decision."

Apr 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin

Pacita Abad Wove the Women of the World Together

Pacita Abad Wove the Women of the World Together Pacita Abad Wove the Women of the World Together

Her art integrated painting, quilting, and the assemblage of Indigenous practices from around the globe to forge solidarity.

Apr 18, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jasmine Liu

A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru

A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru

Centuries of environmental exploitation in the small town have ensnared its inhabitants in a vicious cycle of displacement, irreversible health damage, and social conflict.

Apr 18, 2024 / Multimedia / Tania Wamani

Bob Graham, former US senator from Florida, cochairs a hearing of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2010.

Bob Graham Knew Iraq Would Be a Quagmire Even as Most Democrats Fell for Cheney’s Lies Bob Graham Knew Iraq Would Be a Quagmire Even as Most Democrats Fell for Cheney’s Lies

The former Senate Intelligence Committee chair saw through Republican efforts to manipulate Congress into authorizing a war that should never have been fought.

Apr 17, 2024 / John Nichols

A funeral ceremony is held for Palestine TV correspondent Mohammed Abu Hatab, who was killed along with his family members in an air strike on his home in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on November 3, 2023.

Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Is a World Historical Crime Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Is a World Historical Crime

When Jews were being slaughtered by the Nazis, the world turned away. Now, the world has awakened to Israel’s crimes.

Apr 17, 2024 / Ellen Cantarow

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