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Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing

Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing

As an abortion provider living in Texas, I can confidently say that this bill will not help me save additional lives.

Apr 10, 2025 / Ghazaleh Moayedi

Ukraine’s Dangerous Illusion of New Nuclear Energy 

Ukraine’s Dangerous Illusion of New Nuclear Energy  Ukraine’s Dangerous Illusion of New Nuclear Energy 

Nuclear plants are prime targets in wartime Ukraine. Renewables are safer, cheaper—and already on the rise.

Apr 10, 2025 / Paul Hockenos

Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025.

Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job

The treasury secretary’s pronouncements keep missing the mark—wildly, weirdly, and dangerously.

Apr 10, 2025 / John Nichols

Call for Help

Call for Help Call for Help

We the people are in distress.

Apr 10, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

Samuel Alito Jr., associate justice of the US Supreme Court, from left, Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, and John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, during the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025.

Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Recent Rubber-Stamp Rulings Are All About Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Recent Rubber-Stamp Rulings Are All About

The spate of recent Supreme Court decisions overturning Trump administration losses in the lower courts are all about saving face—and securing power.

Apr 10, 2025 / Elie Mystal

This aerial picture shows white-clad forensic experts from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office walking inside the alleged organized crime “extermination camp” in the municipality of Tehuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 28, 2025.

Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico

At a Jalisco ranch, investigators found bone fragments and three suspected crematoria. Families toured the camp, hoping to find clues about their missing family members.

Apr 10, 2025 / Ivonne Ortiz

Despite the Harris-Walz campaign’s slogans, 2024 was marked by a precipitous drop in Democratic turnout.

The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions

The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.

Apr 10, 2025 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs after US President Donald Trump signs executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge

The gutting of the administrative state, of the universities, and of expertise is like something out of the Cultural Revolution.

Apr 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Age of the Assassination Meme Is Here The Age of the Assassination Meme Is Here

Our online era is being defined by a digital haze of shitpost-y, weirdly specific memes that toe the line between satire and watch list.

Apr 10, 2025 / Alex Peter

US and Mexican immigrant rights activists march through the Arizona desert to draw attention to unjust immigration policies.

What the Birth of the Sanctuary Movement Teaches Us Today What the Birth of the Sanctuary Movement Teaches Us Today

The birth of the sanctuary movement some 45 years ago can teach us a lot about how to respond to today’s attacks on immigrants.

Apr 10, 2025 / Kyle Paoletta

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