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Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?

Cooperatives can be part of the solution in building the working and middle class in this country.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin” Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin”

An interview with the writer about her new collection of essays, Thin Skin, and her hopes for the life it takes on in the world.

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In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans

Sep 29, 2023 / James Zogby

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Contempt of Court

Nadine Seiler attends a rally for voting rights in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2022.

Delegitimize the Supreme Court Delegitimize the Supreme Court

On the final episode of Contempt of Court, Elie Mystal is joined by legal experts Nikolas Bowie and Rhiannon Hamam to understand how we might strip the court of its presumed legit…

Contempt of Court / Elie Mystal

People protest in front of the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C in response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling.

Can’t Reform the Court’s Power? Then Let’s Take It Away. Can’t Reform the Court’s Power? Then Let’s Take It Away.

On this episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, a deep dive into jurisdiction stripping.

Contempt of Court / Elie Mystal

Justice Clarence Thomas.

It’s Time for Ethics Reform on the Supreme Court It’s Time for Ethics Reform on the Supreme Court

On this episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, Congressman Hank Johnson and writer Emily Bazelon discuss fixes to the Court’s ethics problem.

Contempt of Court / Elie Mystal

Politics

Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat

After the California senator’s death, the balance of power in American politics is left uncertain.

Sasha Abramsky

Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally

A combination of horse race journalism and anti-union bias led to absurd reporting.

Jeet Heer

This Might Be the Most Cringeworthy “Impeachment” Inquiry in US History This Might Be the Most Cringeworthy “Impeachment” Inquiry in US History

The GOP investigation into Joe Biden is so weak that even its own witnesses were skeptical. Awkward!

John Nichols

Books & the Arts

Lydia Davis, 2018.

Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon

Our Strangers is more than a beguiling collection of short fiction: It represents a stand against what might be killing the book industry.

Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer

Edward Said.

Edward in Palestine Edward in Palestine

Reflections on Edward Said 20 years after his death.

Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

A businessman hitchhiking at a gas station in Oregon, 1973.

Can We Imagine Life Without Oil? Can We Imagine Life Without Oil?

Mobility, a novel by Lydia Kiesling, looks at the way fossil fuels defines life in public and private, shaping the very way we tell stories.

Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman

Features

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The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground

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Throughout the country, far-right groups are trying to control what books kids can read. In Dayton, Wash., they tried to shut down the library altogether.

Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice (L) and Tina Descovich at the Moms for Liberty Summit.

The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty The Real Agenda of Moms for Liberty

As Republicans pay the political price for overturning legal abortion, they’re banking on “parents’ rights” as a way to paint their opponents as extreme.

Feature / Amy Littlefield

How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard

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And how the university has yet to give a full accounting.

Feature / Michael Massing

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Climate March NYC

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Thousands march to the UN demanding action.

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Brotherhood and Solidarity

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Black Lives Matter. Fight negative stereotypes and honor full black humanity.

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