Society

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

Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre

Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre

Two opportunists demonstrate the triumph of Trumpist racism and conspiracy theories.

May 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Courting Disaster

Courting Disaster Courting Disaster

Never Again, Again??

May 16, 2022 / Sue Coe, Tjeerd Royaards, and Andrea Arroyo

Korean and English

Frozen Between Two Languages  Frozen Between Two Languages 

For Asian Americans, the fear of violence is real. Because of an incident six years ago, I'm still worried whenever my grandpa goes out alone.

May 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Seohee Jung

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