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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (2L) administers the oath of office to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows.

Dec 22, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Maga Megadeath

Maga Megadeath Maga Megadeath

How big is big?

Dec 22, 2020 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee

Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee

…and to “very fine people on both sides” apologias for Confederate infamy.

Dec 22, 2020 / John Nichols

Climate activists protest on the first day of the Exxon Mobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on October 22, 2019.

You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How

“We should all disagree with a business model that condemns future generations to disaster and displacement.”

Dec 22, 2020 / StudentNation / Josh Kirmsse and Catherine Rocchi

The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past

The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past

My generation is more outspoken—about inequality, assimilation, racism, and more—than those that came before.

Dec 22, 2020 / Photo Essay / Luis Manuel Diaz and Magnum Foundation

Jabari high-fives.

The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo

Newly elected DSA members in the New York legislature will work with grassroots organizers to force the governor to tax the rich. Will their inside/outside strategy work?

Dec 22, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels Jr. 

A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels Jr.  A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels Jr. 

The former Ravens running back joins the show to talk about his new book.

Dec 22, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Family Separations

Family Separations Family Separations

The parents of over 600 children, separated at the border by the US government, have not been located.

Dec 21, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A group of people wearing face masks stand on a busy street.

Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19 Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19

Tens of millions are reeling under an unholy trinity of pandemic, US sanctions, and government misrule.

Dec 21, 2020 / Ahmad Jalalpour

Julian Assange waves slightly with his face up close against the window of a prison van

If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free

Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.

Dec 21, 2020 / Charles Glass

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