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Donald Trump

Michelle Goldberg: Do Republicans Have the Guts to Go Against Trump? Michelle Goldberg: Do Republicans Have the Guts to Go Against Trump?

Plus Bob Dreyfuss on Mueller at work, and Tony Schwartz on Trump.

Nov 2, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Greg Abbott

Texas Wants to Make It Easier to Fire People for Criminal Records Texas Wants to Make It Easier to Fire People for Criminal Records

An Obama-era rule is in danger if the Lone Star State’s lawsuit succeeds. 

Nov 1, 2017 / Eric Cortellessa

National Woman's Party envoys, 1927

Why We Still Need the ERA Why We Still Need the ERA

Having the right to vote is important but, as feminists have always understood, it is not sufficient to guarantee equality.

Nov 1, 2017 / Erica Jong

Austrian Freedom Party

Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?

The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.

Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Has a New Tax-Reform Idea, and It’s Very Bad Donald Trump Has a New Tax-Reform Idea, and It’s Very Bad

Millions would go without insurance to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

Nov 1, 2017 / George Zornick

San Francisco City Hall

Can Cities Save Our Reproductive Rights from the Grabby Hands of Donald Trump? Can Cities Save Our Reproductive Rights from the Grabby Hands of Donald Trump?

From San Francisco to Columbus, city halls are defending our reproductive freedoms.

Nov 1, 2017 / Melissa Batchelor Warnke

USS Ronald Reagan

Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea? Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea?

Three US aircraft-carrier groups have now converged in the Pacific.

Nov 1, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Breanna Stewart

WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Joins the #MeToo Movement, Saying ‘Courage Is Contagious’ WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Joins the #MeToo Movement, Saying ‘Courage Is Contagious’

The basketball star made her contribution for reasons both personal and political. 

Nov 1, 2017 / Dave Zirin

US Special Forces in Africa

America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa

Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?

Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Satisfactions of St. Vincent

The Satisfactions of St. Vincent The Satisfactions of St. Vincent

There’s a full band’s worth of talent in that name.

Nov 1, 2017 / David Hajdu

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