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On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest

On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest

GOP senators who support the bill either don’t know what’s in it, or are lying through their teeth about it.

Sep 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Cambodia Daily

Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper

As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.

Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace

This Modern World

This Modern World This Modern World

ignore this…

Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

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Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue

No more piecemeal rights… When small is actually big…

Sep 21, 2017 / Our Readers

Charlie Gard Protest

How Much Is Your Health Worth to You? How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?

Exorbitant drug pricing and bad experimental medicine result from putting health care up for sale.

Sep 21, 2017 / Patricia J. Williams

Clinton in Barnes & Noble

We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells

Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?

Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Khalid al Zubi

The Death of a Syrian Media Activist The Death of a Syrian Media Activist

Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.  

Sep 20, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge

FSA Dera’a

Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution

Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.

Sep 20, 2017 / Khaled al Zubi

Bears Ears National Monument

The Trump Administration Has a Plan to Alter Protected Landscapes Across America The Trump Administration Has a Plan to Alter Protected Landscapes Across America

In a leaked memo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommends shrinking or modifying 10 national monuments.

Sep 20, 2017 / Kathleen Sharp

Bernie Sanders Medicare

The Political Genius of Bernie’s ‘Medicare for All’ Bill The Political Genius of Bernie’s ‘Medicare for All’ Bill

It blends a principled stand with a crafty incremental approach.

Sep 20, 2017 / The Nation

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