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Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion

Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion

In her new collection, Midwood, she travels through the borders of space, time, life, and death.

Sep 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rhian Sasseen

Donald Trump baseball bat

Trump Proves That Presidents Have Too Much Power Trump Proves That Presidents Have Too Much Power

The expansion of executive privilege under Bush and Obama gave their successor license he recklessly exploited.

Sep 12, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Ruth Gilmore speaks to a crowd at the 2022 Socialism Conference

The Left Takes Chicago The Left Takes Chicago

At the 2022 Socialism Conference, a new generation of radical young organizers revivifies the US left.

Sep 12, 2022 / Raina Lipsitz

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil

The roots of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe go back 50 years, when zealots preaching a gospel of misogyny and homophobia—led by an accused sexual predator—took over America’s ...

Sep 12, 2022 / Feature / Sarah Posner

Labor Day

Labor Day Labor Day

My judge.

Sep 9, 2022 / Steve Brodner

President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 1, 2022

How the Democrats Got Their Groove Back How the Democrats Got Their Groove Back

Abortion, MAGA, and healthy partisanship are changing the midterm dynamics.

Sep 9, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Paving Paradise

Paving Paradise Paving Paradise

Where that road leads us.

Sep 9, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha speaks at a press briefing.

Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You” Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You”

The Biden administration’s “soft closing” to the pandemic means a hard landing for the un- and underinsured.

Sep 9, 2022 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin

A cross held up in front of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s Long History of Conservatism The Supreme Court’s Long History of Conservatism

From the beginning, the Supreme Court was conceived as a bulwark against excessive democracy, as indeed was the Constitution itself.

Sep 9, 2022 / Steve Fraser

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West

Accelerated warming due to climate change is drying out the environment and straining infrastructure.

Sep 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

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