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Senator Mitch McConnell

McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President

The Republican signals that if his party retakes the Senate, he’ll block Biden’s high court nominees in 2024—and very probably in 2023.

Jun 15, 2021 / John Nichols

I Am a Man

The Right’s War on History and Truth The Right’s War on History and Truth

The United States may be on the verge of an even greater historical cover-up than that of the Tulsa massacre.

Jun 15, 2021 / Ben Jealous

Miguel Cardona

What’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education? What’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education?

Rather than forge a new path, so far Biden has simply dusted off the tired playbook employed by centrist administrations from George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama.

Jun 15, 2021 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

Dr. David A. Canton

‘Critical Race Theory’ at a Big Sports School ‘Critical Race Theory’ at a Big Sports School

African American Studies department chair David Canton joins the show to talk sports, politics, and critical race theory

Jun 15, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War

Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War

American and Russian women who remember the danger of the Cold War understand the stakes of this year’s summit.

Jun 15, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Remembering the Pulse Massacre

Remembering the Pulse Massacre Remembering the Pulse Massacre

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 and wounded 53 people, during “Latin Night” at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl.

Jun 14, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Green Lake Elementary

Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth Bake Sales and Tesla Raffles: The Unequal World of PTA Wealth

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

Jun 14, 2021 / StudentNation / Neal Morton

Pro-Choice Protest

A Rare Victory for Abortion Access A Rare Victory for Abortion Access

The reproductive justice movement has succeeded in pressing a Democratic president to leave the ban on Medicaid funding for abortion out of his budget for the first time in 30 year...

Jun 14, 2021 / Amy Littlefield for The Nation

Democratic Republic of Congo

Do African Lives Matter? Do African Lives Matter?

The response of the outside world to the latest disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests the answer is no.

Jun 11, 2021 / James North

UNDER FIRE.

UNDER FIRE. UNDER FIRE.

DOWN AROUND ZERO. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 7.

Jun 11, 2021 / Steve Brodner

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