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The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio

Republican legislators in the Buckeye State have introduced multiple bills to curtail civil rights with the help of the Center for Christian Virtue.

Aug 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

A black car has bumper stickers that say

When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right? When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right?

The politicization of big-box personal vehicles is now almost complete.

Aug 4, 2022 / Stan Cox

Mourners at the site of the El Paso shooting

3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading

Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.

Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

covid-19-vaccine

The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example. The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example.

Vaccines are limited, communication is poor, and conspiracy theories abound.

Aug 2, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris John waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions. He is holding a folder and wearing a suit with a green tie.

Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages

While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the di...

Aug 1, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Abortion-rights protesters at the Indiana state house

They Don’t Know Us. But They Hate Us. They Don’t Know Us. But They Hate Us.

Victorious abortion foes, most of them male, don’t know how women’s bodies work. And they don’t much care. And therefore some women will die.

Jul 28, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards

Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards

A new stamp recognizes the proud American radical who was once blacklisted by Joe McCarthy and “a group of American fascists.”

Jul 28, 2022 / John Nichols

January 6th committee hearing

Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward. Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward.

Those are the two top takeaways from the January 6 committee’s stunning first “season.”

Jul 27, 2022 / Joan Walsh

January 6th committee hearing

187 Minutes of Treason 187 Minutes of Treason

Thursday’s January 6 Committee hearing painted a portrait of “an out-of-control, criminal, seditious, mad president.”

Jul 22, 2022 / John Nichols

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions? Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Conservative legislatures shouldn’t be able to pass fugitive womb laws, but that doesn’t mean they won’t do it anyway—and get away with it.

Jul 22, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

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