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How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama. How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

After one administration turns a blind eye to torture, we can expect little repercussions for throwing children in cages.

Feb 19, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband

Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband

The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.

Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voters line up outside the Culinary Workers Union Hall in Las Vegas

Nevada’s Culinary Union, Bernie Sanders, and Labor’s Missed Opportunity Nevada’s Culinary Union, Bernie Sanders, and Labor’s Missed Opportunity

The powerful Las Vegas local’s officers retreated into “fortress unionism.”

Feb 18, 2020 / Walter Peric

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Stand up for immigrant justice!

Feb 18, 2020 / NationAction

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Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue

A scoutlandish story!… Love supreme… No more war… Street smarts…

Feb 18, 2020 / Our Readers

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

ignore this…

Feb 18, 2020 / Ward Sutton

The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff

The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff

To White House employees the message is clear: For someone who wants to protect his career, Acceptance of alternate facts is required. And telling the truth can now get you fired.

Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

The Nightmare Touches Its Forehead to My Lips

The Nightmare Touches Its Forehead to My Lips The Nightmare Touches Its Forehead to My Lips

The sky feels like a k-pin doused with some other shit that’ll kill you— infectious harp.   ::   The space between language— shard of porcelain from the dictator’s hous…

Feb 18, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Andrés Cerpa

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