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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bets on New Hampshire to Boost a Very Unlikely Presidential Bid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bets on New Hampshire to Boost a Very Unlikely Presidential Bid

The vaccine skeptic thinks a Granite State strategy will jump-start a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden.

Apr 7, 2023 / John Nichols

Their Loved Ones Were Killed by Police. Why Are Officers Still Harassing Them?

Their Loved Ones Were Killed by Police. Why Are Officers Still Harassing Them? Their Loved Ones Were Killed by Police. Why Are Officers Still Harassing Them?

In Los Angeles County, grieving families are retaliated against for speaking out against police violence.

Apr 7, 2023 / Photo Essay / Francisco Aviles Pino

Trump Indictment Arrival

Trump’s Indictment Is Not “Selective Prosecution” Trump’s Indictment Is Not “Selective Prosecution”

The American judicial system is frequently guilty of overreach. This isn’t one of those times.

Apr 7, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Yogathon

The Hindu Nationalist Campaign to Promote Yoga The Hindu Nationalist Campaign to Promote Yoga

An organization with ties to India’s RSS uses seemingly benign cultural tactics to spread its ideology—including the annual “Yogathon.”

Apr 6, 2023 / Deeksha Udupa and Raqib Hameed Naik

Humane Migration Policy

Humane Migration Policy Humane Migration Policy

Migration is beautiful and natural.

Apr 6, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Peter Kuper

A food delivery driver on a bicycle rides in the snow on January 28, 2022 in New York City.

We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours. We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.

It’s time for Mayor Eric Adams to stop stalling and make good on his promise of a minimum wage for delivery workers.

Apr 6, 2023 / Gustavo Ajche and Chris Smalls

A view of 6 World Trade Center, the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, with the one World Trade Center in the background

Everyone Deserves Grandeur Everyone Deserves Grandeur

A new performing arts center in New York’s Financial District demonstrates the problem with the city’s beautiful, expensive buildings.

Apr 6, 2023 / Marianela D’Aprile

Chicago mayoral candidate and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson

John Nichols on Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump’s Indictment John Nichols on Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump’s Indictment

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast: How abortion wins elections, and how 34 felonies may not change anybody’s mind about Trump.

Apr 6, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

An upside-down view of a flag reading

There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming? There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming?

Jeff Sharlet’s incomparable new book The Undertow explains why the worst is probably yet to come.

Apr 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Trans flag

Being Openly Trans in High School Is Already Hard. Republicans Want to Make It Impossible. Being Openly Trans in High School Is Already Hard. Republicans Want to Make It Impossible.

Right-wing politicians are not “protecting children” by restricting gender-affirming treatment. They are forcing a generation of trans people to stay in the closet.

Apr 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Alessandra C.

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