Connecticut Will Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change. Can More States Follow? Connecticut Will Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change. Can More States Follow?
While Congress is unlikely to pass a national climate education bill any time soon, there is an opportunity for local legislators to take similar actions.
Apr 28, 2023 / StudentNation / Sena Wazer
The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust
Unnoticed among the trove of documents in the Pentagon leak is this account of how a miscommunication between a Russian pilot and his base came perilously close to starting World W...
Apr 27, 2023 / James Bamford
The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine
That means supporting a negotiated settlement in the name of limiting still more horrendous devastation.
Apr 27, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage
Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein
We’ve booted Supreme Court justices for a lot less.
Apr 27, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation
Will We Lose the Right to Abortion? Will We Lose the Right to Abortion?
Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's crusade to ban mifepristone is just the beginning of the next fight for reproductive rights.
Apr 27, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What I’ll Remember Most About Tucker Carlson? His Ability to Unleash the Haters. What I’ll Remember Most About Tucker Carlson? His Ability to Unleash the Haters.
Like so many others, I still bear the psychic scars of Carlson’s drive to stir up his base. But that drive had nothing to do with why Fox fired him.
Apr 26, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Pick ’Em: Making Sense of the Free-for-All Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia Pick ’Em: Making Sense of the Free-for-All Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia
For a job the current incumbent seems eager to leave, the contest has drawn a remarkably diverse field of candidates—and no obvious front-runner.
Apr 26, 2023 / Gene Seymour
What Were the Twitter Files? What Were the Twitter Files?
While it's clear Matt Taibbi made some serious factual errors, criticisms of the disclosures have ignored the role of the FBI and other parts of the national security state.
Apr 26, 2023 / Branko Marcetic
The Poison Pill in the Mifepristone Lawsuit That Could Trigger a National Abortion Ban The Poison Pill in the Mifepristone Lawsuit That Could Trigger a National Abortion Ban
In their push for a nationwide abortion ban, anti-abortion groups and Republican officials alike seem to be embracing the idea of giving the Comstock Act new life.
Apr 26, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
The Anti-Immigrant Policies Abbott and DeSantis Are Pushing Will Backfire The Anti-Immigrant Policies Abbott and DeSantis Are Pushing Will Backfire
Bills backed by the Texas and Florida governors are reminiscent of failed, illegal policies that galvanized a movement in Arizona.
Apr 26, 2023 / Cecillia Wang