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Brexit

The Far Right Finally Has Brexit—and It’s Making a Royal Mess of It The Far Right Finally Has Brexit—and It’s Making a Royal Mess of It

Just like the Republicans, the UK right doesn’t know what to do when it gets what it wants.

Apr 7, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Laetitia Sadier

Laetitia Sadier’s New Alliance Laetitia Sadier’s New Alliance

The Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble is a great argument for the type of experimentation that only comes from a solid knowledge of music history and decades of experience making it.

Apr 7, 2017 / Erin Vanderhoof

Donald Trump Joint Session 2017

Sarah Posner: What Would Jesus Do—About Donald Trump?   Sarah Posner: What Would Jesus Do—About Donald Trump?  

The writer on evangelicals and politics, before and after the election.

Apr 7, 2017 / Jon Wiener

If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects

If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects

From prison art therapy to tribal landmarks, art districts to agriculture-area artists, these programs make America richer.

Apr 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trump Launched Missile Strikes on Syria Without Congressional Authorization

Trump Launched Missile Strikes on Syria Without Congressional Authorization Trump Launched Missile Strikes on Syria Without Congressional Authorization

The post-9/11 war authorization is still being used to justify military actions. That’s unconstitutional.

Apr 6, 2017 / John Nichols

The Crisis of the Liberal Order and Pankaj Mishra’s ‘Age of Anger’

The Crisis of the Liberal Order and Pankaj Mishra’s ‘Age of Anger’ The Crisis of the Liberal Order and Pankaj Mishra’s ‘Age of Anger’

Fundamental reformation is required, if we are to do better than the world he describes.

Apr 6, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

Social Security Cards

Expanding Social Security Has More Momentum Than You Think Expanding Social Security Has More Momentum Than You Think

Over 80 percent of House Democrats agree that it’s time. 

Apr 6, 2017 / George Zornick

Rachel Maddow

Obsession With the Russia Connection Is a High-Risk Anti-Trump Strategy Obsession With the Russia Connection Is a High-Risk Anti-Trump Strategy

It lets Democrats off the hook for their own failures—and betting the resistance on finding a smoking gun is a fool’s game.

Apr 6, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump Has a Passionate Desire to Bring Back Torture

Donald Trump Has a Passionate Desire to Bring Back Torture Donald Trump Has a Passionate Desire to Bring Back Torture

And that should be no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention.

Apr 6, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

McCarthy Hearing

On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges

One legacy of the McCarthy era is the cloud of suspicion that still hangs over anything connected with the former Soviet Union.

Apr 6, 2017 / Victor Navasky

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