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Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

On the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, we’re reminded that the future hinges on rejecting the two Big Lies.

Jan 6, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

But whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad…

Jan 6, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Randall Kennedy Says It Loud

Randall Kennedy Says It Loud Randall Kennedy Says It Loud

A conversation with the Harvard law professor about his new essay collection, the state or racial politics, campus activism, and much more.

Jan 6, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.

Jan 6, 2022 / Katherine Franke for The Nation

Ohio Covid

Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid? Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid?

Mike Davis on the pandemic, plus John Nichols on January 6.

Jan 6, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice? Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

A lot is riding on the attorney general’s prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists—including whether future coup plotters think they’ll be able to get away with it.

Jan 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Sen. Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin Is Tired of Your Tiresome Questions Joe Manchin Is Tired of Your Tiresome Questions

But he’ll keep talking anyway because he loves the sound of his own voice. Happy Senate New Year!

Jan 5, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Double Vision

Double Vision Double Vision

What do you see?

Jan 5, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Fly Orr

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When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages

Everything the Internet knows about you may end up being used against you by your employer.

Jan 5, 2022 / Zephyr Teachout

To Avert Another January 6, Expel Coup Plotters From Congress

To Avert Another January 6, Expel Coup Plotters From Congress To Avert Another January 6, Expel Coup Plotters From Congress

Representative Cori Bush is right in her read of the Constitution: Officials who give aid and comfort to insurrectionists must be removed from their positions.

Jan 5, 2022 / John Nichols

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