Society

President Donald Trump

Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder

The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.

Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols

President Joe Biden

What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt

The president’s resistance to canceling $50,000 in student debt is not about law or policy but about craven, misguided politics.

Feb 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Plundering Our Natural Resources

Plundering Our Natural Resources Plundering Our Natural Resources

Drilling, mining, draining. The EPA’s response?

Feb 19, 2021 / OppArt / Henrik Drescher

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster West Coast States’ Failure to Reopen Schools Is a Disaster

The ongoing closure is creating an educational, social, and mental-health crisis.

Feb 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Rush Limbaugh

When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL

Rush didn’t attack the NFL franchise owners for his rejection, which says everything about who he was and who he served.

Feb 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin

What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?

What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of? What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?

The late bully’s 30-year reign on talk radio traced and drove the rise of a grievance politics that led to Trump—and the January 6 violence.

Feb 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Poetry and Truth

Poetry and Truth Poetry and Truth

Amanda Gorman, national youth poet laureate.

Feb 18, 2021 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction

What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction

Much of the film and TV we consume misleads audiences with inaccurate and harmful depictions of recovery and treatment.

Feb 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Siegel

More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid

More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid

With a civil rights complaint filed in federal court, inmates accuse administrators of flouting CDC guidelines.

Feb 18, 2021 / Arvind Dilawar

Alaska Glacier

How a Texas TV Reporter Gained Confidence to Cover Climate Change How a Texas TV Reporter Gained Confidence to Cover Climate Change

Local journalists can play a powerful role in ensuring the climate story is told right.

Feb 17, 2021 / David Schechter

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