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“The Kids in the Hall” Stands the Test of Time

“The Kids in the Hall” Stands the Test of Time “The Kids in the Hall” Stands the Test of Time

In a recent reboot, the comedy troupe’s work remains as trenchant as ever.

Jul 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence

We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence We Need Unity to Combat the Right’s Increasing Violence

If progressives don’t find a unifying message of community and love, and find it soon, the guns already out there may be put to use in unspeakable ways.

Jul 6, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

Tucker Carlson

The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right

Having the Supreme Court on their side isn’t enough. Reactionaries also want you to stop fighting back.

Jul 5, 2022 / Jeet Heer

A young girl holds up a sign that reads

Brittney Griner’s Show Trial Begins Brittney Griner’s Show Trial Begins

Russia is once again in the ugly business of “hostage diplomacy.”

Jul 5, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Black Liberty

Black Liberty Black Liberty

Black America is America.

Jul 5, 2022 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

A demonstrator waves a Palestine flag and an American flag

Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans. Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans.

For years, the State Department has failed to protect Arab Americans from mistreatment at the Israel-Palestine border. Now’s not the time to ignore that.

Jul 5, 2022 / James Zogby

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The Republican Party is trying to blame President Biden for spiking gas prices, even though it’s the Republicans who have blocked action.

Jul 5, 2022 / John Nichols

ASHAs hold a sign protesting low pay.

The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike

More than a million Accredited Social Health Activists, all of whom are female, were on the front lines of rural India’s Covid response. Now they are fighting for higher pay and be...

Jul 5, 2022 / Sanket Jain

When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out

When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out

An excerpt from Smahtguy, a graphic biography.

Jul 5, 2022 / Feature / Eric Orner

Cadets at a city festival in Guatemala City

Miguel Ángel Asturias’s Struggle Between Good and Evil Miguel Ángel Asturias’s Struggle Between Good and Evil

His novel Mr. President is a masterwork of political fiction and a prime example of linguistic beauty in the Latin American tradition. 

Jul 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Mario Vargas Llosa

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