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Art in Action in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Art in Action in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Art in Action in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sculptures created to bring awareness about the need for water protection and the explosive crude fracked oil brought by rail through the center of the city.

Apr 12, 2018 / OppArt / Susan Simensky Bietila

Saying Goodbye to FDR’s World

Saying Goodbye to FDR’s World Saying Goodbye to FDR’s World

Multilateralism and liberalism on the decline, 73 years after Roosevelt’s death.

Apr 12, 2018 / David B. Woolner

Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’

Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’ Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’

Plus David Cole on Trump and Mueller, and Katha Pollitt on Stormy and Melania.

Apr 12, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Bolton at a cabinet meeting with Donald Trump

The Get-Tough-on-Russia Consensus Is Escalating the Crisis in Syria The Get-Tough-on-Russia Consensus Is Escalating the Crisis in Syria

Both John Bolton and top Democrats are calling for aggressive action against Russia, curtailing diplomatic options.

Apr 11, 2018 / Aaron Maté

Denver Post

Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy

Without independent journalism, Trump and other charlatans will thrive.

Apr 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Paul Ryan Exit

Paul Ryan Abandons the Sinking Ship Paul Ryan Abandons the Sinking Ship

The speaker’s facilitating of Trump and Trumpism represented a failure of courage and leadership that has now ended a once promising career.

Apr 11, 2018 / John Nichols

Steven Cohen

Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration? Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration?

Billionaire Steven A. Cohen funds an expanding network of private clinics for veterans—and he’s personally hired five lobbyists in Washington.

Apr 11, 2018 / Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon

Rebecca Todd Peters, author of Trust Women

A Christian Argument for Abortion: A Q&A With Rebecca Todd Peters A Christian Argument for Abortion: A Q&A With Rebecca Todd Peters

Peters discusses her new book and her vision for the role of progressive, feminist Christian theology in contemporary abortion debates.

Apr 11, 2018 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Black Male Student at Library

What the Big New Study About Race and Mobility Doesn’t Tell Us What the Big New Study About Race and Mobility Doesn’t Tell Us

Some families are rich because others are poor. We need to grapple with this reality to solve inequality.

Apr 11, 2018 / Joelle Gamble

Cat and Mouse

Cat and Mouse Cat and Mouse

Going around in dangerous circles.

Apr 11, 2018 / OppArt / Dario Castillejos

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