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High school students call for anti-gun laws as they protest and rally in Washington Square Park, Friday April 20, 2018 in New York.

My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America

As the nation addresses systemic racism in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s time to ask: Who is being represented in selective high schools?

Feb 19, 2021 / StudentNation / Aruna Das

Climate Change Protest

The US Returns to the Paris Agreement Today—With Lots of Work Ahead for the World The US Returns to the Paris Agreement Today—With Lots of Work Ahead for the World

Slashing emissions at home is only part of the challenge—the United States must also help other countries go green.

Feb 19, 2021 / Tom Athanasiou

Common Vulnerabilities

Common Vulnerabilities Common Vulnerabilities

False positives. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of  February 15.

Feb 19, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism? How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism?

There is a clear correlation between the neoliberal onslaught that started in the 1980s and the rise of neofascism and religious fundamentalism.

Feb 19, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar

Senator Ted Cruz

Canuck Cruz Cuts and Runs to Cancún Canuck Cruz Cuts and Runs to Cancún

By fleeing his state during an emergency, the Texas senator betrayed the solidarity that holds society together. A decent man would resign. Instead, Cruz just keeps lying.

Feb 19, 2021 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump

Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder

The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.

Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols

President Joe Biden

What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt

The president’s resistance to canceling $50,000 in student debt is not about law or policy but about craven, misguided politics.

Feb 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Plundering Our Natural Resources

Plundering Our Natural Resources Plundering Our Natural Resources

Drilling, mining, draining. The EPA’s response?

Feb 19, 2021 / OppArt / Henrik Drescher

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

The ongoing closure is creating an educational, social, and mental-health crisis.

Feb 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Texas Storm

The Real Reasons Texas’s Power Grid Is So Vulnerable The Real Reasons Texas’s Power Grid Is So Vulnerable

What’s happening in Texas is not an indicator that renewable energy is less reliable—it’s a signal that our infrastructure is frighteningly unprepared for extreme weather.

Feb 19, 2021 / Zoë Carpenter

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