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Donald Trump Becomes the GOP’s Newest Voter-Fraud Fraudster Donald Trump Becomes the GOP’s Newest Voter-Fraud Fraudster

Trump accuses Cruz of stealing the Iowa caucus, but the roots of the GOP’s voter-fraud crusade go much deeper.

Feb 3, 2016 / Ari Berman

President Barack Obama

The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia

The Pentagon’s announcement that it will quadruple US-NATO military forces in countries on or near Russia’s borders pushes the new Cold War toward actual war, possibly even a nucle...

Feb 3, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

LGBT community rally participants encounter a policeman

Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows

As the country grows more conservative on gender and sexuality, transgender Russians are fighting for their lives under great threat.

Feb 3, 2016 / Ilaria Parogni

Guestworkers processing crabs

The Two-Tier Employment System You Haven’t Heard Of The Two-Tier Employment System You Haven’t Heard Of

Migrants on guestworker visas are constrained by the border on one side and their boss on the other.

Feb 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Palestinian child collecting water

Flint and Gaza: Water Crises of Colonialism Flint and Gaza: Water Crises of Colonialism

In both places, local people have been deprived of autonomy, and they face a severe public health crisis as a result.

Feb 3, 2016 / Juan Cole

Aaron Swartz in 2012.

The Trials of Aaron Swartz The Trials of Aaron Swartz

A collection of Swartz’s writings is a record of a mind thinking, beautifully, against itself.

Feb 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman

A scene from Rabin, the Last Day.

Israel’s Willful Blindness Israel’s Willful Blindness

Two films explore why the Israeli peace movement collapsed, and, taken together, might advance you toward an answer.

Feb 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Donald Trump greets his fans at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa; Hillary Clinton with supporters at a campaign stop in West Columbia.

South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes

And race, as always, is the dividing line.

Feb 3, 2016 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Police at Super Bowl City

Why Bay Area Residents Are Protesting the Super Bowl Why Bay Area Residents Are Protesting the Super Bowl

An interview with Davey D on gentrification, police brutality, and protests against Super Bowl L.

Feb 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Senator Ted Cruz

Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon

A looming primary day in the Deep South is a golden opportunity for the Texas Senator.

Feb 2, 2016 / George Zornick

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