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The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal

The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal

Will President Iván Duque reignite his country’s 50-year-long civil war?

Aug 13, 2019 / Feature / Jonathan Levi and Marta Orrantia

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Epstein’s scientist “friends” should have known better than to associate with a crackpot transhumanist.

Aug 12, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

With Trump’s New ‘Public Charge’ Rules, the War on Immigrants Just Got a Whole Lot Worse

With Trump’s New ‘Public Charge’ Rules, the War on Immigrants Just Got a Whole Lot Worse With Trump’s New ‘Public Charge’ Rules, the War on Immigrants Just Got a Whole Lot Worse

They will allow immediate deportation of millions of immigrants who receive government benefits.

Aug 12, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Epstein’s Death Demands Investigation, Not Conspiracy Theories

Epstein’s Death Demands Investigation, Not Conspiracy Theories Epstein’s Death Demands Investigation, Not Conspiracy Theories

Trump wants to push the Epstein story into the realm of free-floating speculation and fantasy. We need to keep it grounded in evidence.

Aug 12, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Marc Lambert Lamba

‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community ‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community

Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.

Aug 12, 2019 / Obituary / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Jaclyn Cohen

Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security

The transition to parenthood is a critical window when parents’ mental and physical health is at risk. Paid leave can protect them—and their babies.

Aug 12, 2019 / Benjamin Ryan

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.

Aug 12, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

An Essential Primer on Punk’s Feminist History

An Essential Primer on Punk’s Feminist History An Essential Primer on Punk’s Feminist History

Vivian Goldman’s latest book looks at the gutsy and rebellious female-fronted punk bands that changed the course of the genre.

Aug 12, 2019 / David Hajdu and Karen Oberlin

America Is Killing Itself

America Is Killing Itself America Is Killing Itself

In the US there are more civilian-owned firearms than people (an estimated 120.5 guns per 100 residents).

Aug 12, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won

How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won

A natural gas pipeline was scheduled to go online in 2017, but TransCanada wasn’t counting on indigenous resistance.

Aug 12, 2019 / Martha Pskowski

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