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Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) listens during a news conference following a Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on March 20, 2024.

Republican Senators Are a Bigger Threat to the Constitution Than Trump Republican Senators Are a Bigger Threat to the Constitution Than Trump

Senators who are supposed to check Trump’s abuses are supporting his immunity claims instead.

May 1, 2024 / John Nichols

Columbia University Hamilton Hall Occupation

Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall

Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968.

Apr 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton

Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court Bulding in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022.

The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Immunity Case Has Been Appalling The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Immunity Case Has Been Appalling

By covering the Supreme Court’s hearing of Trump’s immunity claim as if the court were impartial and nonpartisan, the media has done the American people a serious disservice.

Apr 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Taking a shot on goal during a soccer game in Rafah

Palestinians Stand Up to Israel Through Soccer Palestinians Stand Up to Israel Through Soccer

The American Friends Service Committee staged a youth soccer tournament in Rafah, showcasing the joy that the sport can offer.

Apr 30, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Gov. Kristi Noem speaking on a stage outside, wearing a red

I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy

The South Dakota governor traumatized her child by killing her dog.

Apr 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Spanish Women in Science

Spanish Women in Science Spanish Women in Science

Josefina Castellví (1935), Spanish oceanographer, biologist, and writer. Maria Andresa Casamayor (1720- 1780), Spanish mathematician. Margarita Salas (1938-2019), Spanish biochemis...

Apr 30, 2024 / OppArt / Adriana Mosquera Soto

Students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine at George Washington University with other area universities in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2024.

The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters

Gen Z is exhibiting the competence, control, and commitment that it has been castigated, as a generation, for lacking.

Apr 30, 2024 / Soraya Chemaly

John Rawls in 1987

To Imagine a Better Future, Look to John Rawls To Imagine a Better Future, Look to John Rawls

While we cannot change the world with dreams alone, moral ideas can inspire people to come together and change their societies for the better.

Apr 30, 2024 / Daniel Chandler

The Rev. William Barber speaking in front of the US Supreme Court Building

War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response

I come asking with brother Marvin Gaye, “What’s going on? What’s going on?”

Apr 30, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024.

The Attacks on the Palestine Movement Are Getting Stupider by the Second The Attacks on the Palestine Movement Are Getting Stupider by the Second

The enemies of the movement have always been bigots and liars. But we’re reaching an even more hysterical state. What’s going on?

Apr 30, 2024 / P.E. Moskowitz

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