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We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion

We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion

But we can’t let TERFs hijack the conversation. Luckily, there’s an easy solution!

Sep 21, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Days of Their Lives: Steve Brodner’s “Living & Dying in America”

Days of Their Lives: Steve Brodner’s “Living & Dying in America” Days of Their Lives: Steve Brodner’s “Living & Dying in America”

A personal memorial by the renowned cartoonist.

Sep 21, 2022 / Feature / Steve Brodner with an introduction by Edward Sorel

King Charles III drives past Wellington Arch

“To Hell With Kings!” What Happened to American Skepticism About Monarchy? “To Hell With Kings!” What Happened to American Skepticism About Monarchy?

Tom Paine warned that enthusiasm for monarchy led to enthusiasm for aristocracy and oligarchy, while FDR denounced “economic royalists.”

Sep 20, 2022 / John Nichols

Becky Hammon assistant coaching the San Antonio Spurs against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on January 7, 2022.

Does the NBA Deserve Becky Hammon? Does the NBA Deserve Becky Hammon?

The WNBA championship coach has left the NBA with egg on its face.

Sep 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin

It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools

It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools

The Republican Party has won rural America by fanning the flames of the culture war. But by taking a match to public schools, it may have finally gone too far.

Sep 20, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

The Antidemocratic Theory Endorsed by the Supreme Court’s Conservatives

The Antidemocratic Theory Endorsed by the Supreme Court’s Conservatives The Antidemocratic Theory Endorsed by the Supreme Court’s Conservatives

A case that may be reviewed this year could dramatically reduce oversight of state election processes, enabling gerrymandering, voter suppression, and electoral fraud.

Sep 20, 2022 / Herman Schwartz

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Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue

One-state reality… Documenting January 6… Leaving water for migrants…

Sep 20, 2022 / Our Readers

President Joe Biden delivering a primetime speech at Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, September 1, 2022.

Democracy’s Fair-Weather Friends in the Mainstream Media Democracy’s Fair-Weather Friends in the Mainstream Media

Their churlish response to President Biden’s Labor Day speech shows how the reflexive centrism of mainstream press overrides any concern for the truth.

Sep 20, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

The Messy Politics of the NBA

The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA

Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.

Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

The Prying Eyes of Social Media

The Prying Eyes of Social Media The Prying Eyes of Social Media

The lack of regulation of online platforms puts our private lives up for sale.

Sep 20, 2022 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

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