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Ohio abortion-rights activists

Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights

Cute kids with Down syndrome, like my son, should never be an excuse to deny access to an abortion.

Jan 4, 2018 / David M. Perry

Trump KKK

The Trump Family’s History With the KKK The Trump Family’s History With the KKK

Linda Gordon on Fred Trump, plus Nancy MacLean on the roots of the right.

Jan 4, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Timothy Sloan Wells Fargo

The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble

A group of plaintiffs in Utah, with the help of some US senators, have put the executive in a jam. 

Jan 3, 2018 / David Dayen

Orrin Hatch retirement

Orrin Hatch Was Never a ‘Public Servant’ Orrin Hatch Was Never a ‘Public Servant’

The retiring senator has always been a shameless tool of billionaire campaign donors and a partisan errand boy for the likes of Donald Trump.

Jan 3, 2018 / John Nichols

Ukrainian Armored Vehicle

Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan

The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.

Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

DACA protest

Begin 2018 With Action on the Dream Act, Net Neutrality, and Voter Registration Begin 2018 With Action on the Dream Act, Net Neutrality, and Voter Registration

Take Action Now gives you three meaningful actions you can take each week.

Jan 3, 2018 / NationAction

Hair Furore

Hair Furore Hair Furore

Teasing out strands of truth.

Jan 3, 2018 / OppArt / Sally Gardner

Trump in the White House

Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever! Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever!

Unfortunately, The New York Times doesn’t seem to be entirely on top of that story.

Jan 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Roger Goodell

The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick

Billion dollar teams choosing to fail rather than sign Kaepernick is a scandal for reasons beyond wins and losses. 

Jan 2, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop? Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.

Jan 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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