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Merrick Garland, who tested positive for Covid, at a press conference

Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner

As Democrats embrace rugged individualism, the pundit class leans into public health apartheid.

Apr 14, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Cancel Culture Exists

Cancel Culture Exists Cancel Culture Exists

It’s fashionable to claim there are no real consequences for online callouts. The truth is, there very often are.

Apr 14, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.

Apr 14, 2022 / Victor Pickard

The Herschel Walker Senate Campaign Is an Insult to Black People

The Herschel Walker Senate Campaign Is an Insult to Black People The Herschel Walker Senate Campaign Is an Insult to Black People

Georgia Republicans have embraced Walker because they think any old Black person will do when it comes to their cynical strategy for defeating Raphael Warnock.

Apr 14, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Vladirmir Putin looks away from the camara

Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression

Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize th...

Apr 14, 2022 / Philippe Sands for The Nation

Gustavo Arellano on the Sheriff vs. Black LA, and Michele Goodwin on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Gustavo Arellano on the Sheriff vs. Black LA, and Michele Goodwin on Ketanji Brown Jackson Gustavo Arellano on the Sheriff vs. Black LA, and Michele Goodwin on Ketanji Brown Jackson

The LA Times columnist comes on our podcast to discuss deputies' war on Los Angeles's Black community.

Apr 14, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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The Portland Timbers Deny a Cover-Up. Fans Demand the Truth. The Portland Timbers Deny a Cover-Up. Fans Demand the Truth.

Questions remain as to whether the Portland Timbers management tried to convince the partner of a player to avoid pressing charges related to a domestic violence allegation.

Apr 13, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Supreme Court Justice

Supreme Court Justice Supreme Court Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Apr 13, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Pride flag

Growing Up Queer in a Small Town Growing Up Queer in a Small Town

With minimal representation in my hometown and in the media, I hid my queerness and internalized toxic misconceptions about gender and sexuality.

Apr 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women.

The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women. The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women.

Black women sit at the intersection of racism and misogyny, so it’s not surprising they have the highest loan burden. But the scope of the disparity is shocking.

Apr 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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