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The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War

A new document outlines a plan the country can’t afford.

Jan 25, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

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For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go For Students of Color, Ivy League Schools Have a Long Way to Go

You may have entered an elite institution, but, as a student of color, you hardly feel welcome.

Jan 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Trump in a Car MAGA

There’s a Clown Car Parked at the White House There’s a Clown Car Parked at the White House

We should all be very afraid.

Jan 25, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting

Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting

The Republican governor is refusing to call special elections to fill vacant legislative seats, as his allies attack nonpartisan oversight of elections.

Jan 25, 2018 / John Nichols

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America 3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

None of them rely on Washington to do anything useful.

Jan 25, 2018 / Feature / Bill McKibben

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Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough

An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable.

Jan 25, 2018 / Dave Zirin and David Tigabu

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Letters From the February 12-19, 2018, Issue Letters From the February 12-19, 2018, Issue

Red Famine revisited… Faith in community…

Jan 25, 2018 / Our Readers

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Trump Aces Animal-ID Question on Cognitive Test Trump Aces Animal-ID Question on Cognitive Test

A childish narcissist and dumb? The White House says: Preposterous! The test proves that he’d never call A camel a rhinoceros.

Jan 25, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Puzzle No. 3454

Puzzle No. 3454 Puzzle No. 3454

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Lewis’s bun (7)  5 Quite a lot of boxes (7)  9 007’s beginning to wear right shirt to rest for the night (5) 10 Sta…

Jan 25, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

What Causes Some Cities to Become Sites of Revolution?

What Causes Some Cities to Become Sites of Revolution? What Causes Some Cities to Become Sites of Revolution?

To understand the American and French revolutions, one must look not simply at their origins in the wider world but also at how particular environments could become crucibles of in...

Jan 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell

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