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“I Called Jane” for a Pre-“Roe” Illegal Abortion “I Called Jane” for a Pre-“Roe” Illegal Abortion

No woman should have to go through what I went through, and no woman should have to overcome barriers to obtain a safe abortion.

Jun 29, 2022 / Carol Chapman

Fighting Back Against a Reactionary Court

Fighting Back Against a Reactionary Court Fighting Back Against a Reactionary Court

After Dobbs, Linda Hirshman joins The Time of Monsters to discuss the legal battles to come.

Jun 29, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

Along with IVF, it’s a revolutionary procedure that allows women to control their own destiny. No wonder the right hates it.

Jun 29, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in as she testifies

It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It

At a surprise January 6 hearing on Tuesday, a former White House aide linked Trump to the whole of the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

Jun 28, 2022 / John Nichols

A crowd of people hold signs protesting the Supreme Court's decision to take away abortion rights.

After “Dobbs,” the Path Forward Is Not Through the Courts After “Dobbs,” the Path Forward Is Not Through the Courts

I’m a lawyer and the executive director of the ACLU. We can only do so much without a new political movement for abortion rights.

Jun 28, 2022 / Anthony D. Romero

Frederick Law Olmsted

Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park. Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park.

Many cities have Frederick Law Olmsted to thank for these spaces.

Jun 28, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Brains

The Brains The Brains

Red flag.

Jun 28, 2022 / OppArt / Mike Peterson

The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again

The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again

With the praying football coach decision, the court’s conservatives upended a key precedent and knocked another hole in the wall separating church and state.

Jun 28, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Harvard Ivy League

We Need Less Harvard, Not More We Need Less Harvard, Not More

Expanding enrollment at Ivy League institutions won’t solve inequality or fix our broken education system.

Jun 28, 2022 / StudentNation / John Monkovic

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The people who tore down Roe are just getting started.

Jun 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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