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Mitch McConnell frog face

Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip

In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.

Jan 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Radical Change

Radical Change Radical Change

Who knew? Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 17.

Jan 21, 2022 / Steve Brodner

The Cruel, Petty Killing of an Anti-Occupation Activist

The Cruel, Petty Killing of an Anti-Occupation Activist The Cruel, Petty Killing of an Anti-Occupation Activist

Hajj Suleiman, an elder of the anti-occupation movement, was run over by a tow truck while protesting an Israeli “operation” to confiscate cars in his village.

Jan 21, 2022 / Ben Ehrenreich

Urban Space, Infinite Universe

Urban Space, Infinite Universe Urban Space, Infinite Universe

The natural world is all around us.

Jan 21, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Walker Maffit

How Much Longer Can We Keep Doing This Without a Vaccine?

How Much Longer Can We Keep Doing This Without a Vaccine? How Much Longer Can We Keep Doing This Without a Vaccine?

All parents are struggling during the pandemic, but those with kids too young to be vaccinated are barely holding on.

Jan 21, 2022 / Regina Mahone

We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State

We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State

The problem in the Senate runs deeper than Sinema and Manchin. It’s an unrepresentative chamber that must be made more representative. 

Jan 21, 2022 / John Nichols

Fins Twisting

Fins Twisting Fins Twisting

What lies beneath.

Jan 20, 2022 / OppArt / Liza Donnelly

Students walk through a hallway lined with blue lockers.

Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out

While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.

Jan 20, 2022 / Tara García Mathewson

Pro-Life Demonstrators Face Pro-Choice Demonstrators

Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch

Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been?

Jan 20, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A man in a sleeveless red shirt receives a Covid vaccine in front of a tarp.

What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US

Much of the foundational data about Covid-19 came from people without housing and those who work with them.

Jan 20, 2022 / Joshua Barocas

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