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After the G7 Summit, Germany’s Climate Envoy Says Rich Countries Are Still Falling Short After the G7 Summit, Germany’s Climate Envoy Says Rich Countries Are Still Falling Short

Jennifer Morgan is candid: G7 countries need to do more to halt the climate emergency and address the spike in world hunger. 

Jul 1, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

Elif Batuman Answers Our Burning Questions About the State of the Novel

Elif Batuman Answers Our Burning Questions About the State of the Novel Elif Batuman Answers Our Burning Questions About the State of the Novel

A conversation about her new book Either/Or, the limits of aesthetic life, and much more. 

Jul 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Najwa Jamal

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Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”? Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”?

I watched Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing-in with happiness, but she was sworn in with the dumpster fire of this last term blazing in the background.

Jun 30, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Sen. Ron Johnson

Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt

The senator played a part in Trump’s scheme, and his actions need to be investigated by the January 6 Committee and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2022 / John Nichols

HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS!

HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS! HANDS OFF WOMEN’S RIGHTS!

SCOTUS attacks freedom of choice.

Jun 30, 2022 / OppArt / Anita Kunz

Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health

Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health Warning: This Supreme Court Is Hazardous to Your Health

The past week has effectively supplied us with the data on two natural experiments that reveal just how dangerous this court is.

Jun 30, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

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What Young People Face Without “Roe” What Young People Face Without “Roe”

With power in the hands of the states after Dobbs v. Jackson, college students are ready to continue the decades-long fight for abortion rights.

Jun 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade

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France Rediscovers Parliamentary Politics France Rediscovers Parliamentary Politics

Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition would rather look for allies on the far right than on the left. 

Jun 30, 2022 / Harrison Stetler

The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman”

The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman” The Brutal Verisimilitude of “The Northman”

Robert Eggers’s latest work, a Viking epic, pushes his obsessive and detail-oriented filmmaking to its limit. 

Jun 30, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared

Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared Life After “Roe” Will Be Worse Than We Feared

We are dealing with religious fanatics, with police chiefs on a mission and prosecutors looking to make their careers in deeply red places.

Jun 29, 2022 / Katha Pollitt

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