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Gun Rights Iowa

In Iowa, Voters Set Their Sights on Gun Rights In Iowa, Voters Set Their Sights on Gun Rights

Gun control advocates say a November ballot initiative will make regulations impossible. But the Supreme Court may have already made that a reality.

Nov 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Nina Baker

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Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue

The real labor revival… The platform is the message…

Nov 1, 2022 / Our Readers

The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence

The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence

The election-denying legacy of the Capitol insurrection and Republican downplaying of vigilante activity reveal an ongoing and increasing acceptance of extremism.

Oct 31, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Scary Times for Democracy

Scary Times for Democracy Scary Times for Democracy

The 2022 midterm elections will have wide-ranging effects on issues like abortion rights, climate change, and health care.

Oct 31, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Wall Street Raging Bull

The Fed’s Ruinous Course The Fed’s Ruinous Course

It’s kneecapping workers to prove its credibility with Wall Street.

Oct 31, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

Police commander points to body camera

How to Talk About Public Safety How to Talk About Public Safety

It’s not an either/or proposition. 

Oct 31, 2022 / Svante Myrick

People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 1, 2023.

Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

Climate organizers across the country are adding voter engagement work into their own advocacy. But electing Democrats is just a first step.

Oct 31, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith Daniel Smith

Low visibility.

Oct 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walking together during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure

The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

How JFK and Robert Kennedy hid the quid pro quo that saved the world from nuclear war.

Oct 28, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh

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