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Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance

Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance

It would be far better, however, if she could just be a child.

Dec 24, 2017 / Ben Ehrenreich

House Speaker Paul Ryan

A Scrooge Walks Among Us A Scrooge Walks Among Us

Charles Dickens would surely recognize the cruelty he disdained in modern Republicans like Paul Ryan.

Dec 24, 2017 / John Nichols

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement

Prison-reform advocates send New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a Christmas card, asking him to spend a day alone in a cell.

Dec 22, 2017 / Victoria Law

Robert Mueller

Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment

When a president creates a constitutional crisis, there is only one remedy.

Dec 22, 2017 / John Nichols

Tangier Island, Virginia

The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge

A black man travels through White America.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener

The Trump Who Stole

The Trump Who Stole The Trump Who Stole

Ring in the holidays with a president who steals from the poor and gives to the rich.

Dec 22, 2017 / OppArt / Eric Drooker

Angola prison

‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings ‘We’re Basically Guessing on These Cases’: Louisiana’s Disastrous Resentencing Hearings

SCOTUS has required the reconsideration of hundreds of sentences that put kids in prison for life.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jessica Pishko

Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Is Honored With a Nobel Peace Prize The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Is Honored With a Nobel Peace Prize

It has been just 10 years since ICAN first launched its astonishing campaign to ban nuclear weapons.

Dec 22, 2017 / Alice Slater

Russia Today

The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider The Abyss Between Russian and US Media Just Got Wider

Hasty decisions made on both sides of the Atlantic are causing irreparable damage to journalism as a whole.

Dec 22, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Robert Mueller

More Media Malpractice in Russiagate More Media Malpractice in Russiagate

Amid worry for the Mueller probe, where is the accountability for mistakes?

Dec 21, 2017 / Aaron Maté

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