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Abortion rights activist holding sign

The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling

In the wake of the Supreme Court leak, the former president of Catholics for a Free Choice discusses the moral obligation to take care of women in need of abortions.

May 18, 2022 / Q&A / Claudia Dreifus

Protesters in Bogota, Colombia, on International Women's Day

Gleaning Hope From Latin America’s Abortion Rights Revolution Gleaning Hope From Latin America’s Abortion Rights Revolution

After centuries of living under some of the most draconian abortion laws imaginable, millions of women in Latin America now have access to legal abortion. How did they do it?

May 18, 2022 / Omar G. Encarnación

Police officer outside grocery store shooting site in Buffalo

The US Needs a Better Gun Policy. Democrats Can Make It Happen. The US Needs a Better Gun Policy. Democrats Can Make It Happen.

The gun control movement faces many challenges, but advocates’ passion is rising.

May 17, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators

The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators

Ted Cruz manufactured a case to upend anti-corruption provisions, and it worked.

May 17, 2022 / John Nichols

Portraits of Cowardice: SCOTUS Poised to Overturn “Roe v. Wade”

Portraits of Cowardice: SCOTUS Poised to Overturn “Roe v. Wade” Portraits of Cowardice: SCOTUS Poised to Overturn “Roe v. Wade”

Portraits of Sam Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, Jeff Flake, Lisa Murkowski, and Joe Manchin.

May 17, 2022 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

The “Brutal Solidarity” Between Buffalo and Palestine

The “Brutal Solidarity” Between Buffalo and Palestine The “Brutal Solidarity” Between Buffalo and Palestine

The violence that has visited Buffalo’s Black community and the Palestinian mourners of Shireen Abu Akleh speaks to the commonality of their oppression.

May 17, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness

The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness

How the pandemic seeded new Astroturf for the right.

May 17, 2022 / Nina Burleigh

How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers

How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers

A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 17, 2022 / Q&A / Pablo Pryluka

Michael Lee on the Fall of the 76ers

Michael Lee on the Fall of the 76ers Michael Lee on the Fall of the 76ers

NBA writer Michael Lee joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about the Philadelphia 76ers.

May 16, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Police officer outside grocery store shooting site in Buffalo

The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right

Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Elise Stefanik: They’ve all revved-up loons who hate Jews, people of color, and immigrants, and some want to kill.

May 16, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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