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Rep. Kevin McCarthy at a press conference

Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections

Kevin McCarthy “jokes” about hitting Nancy Pelosi with a gavel. Jim Jordan admits that he talked to Donald Trump on January 6. And a new report on the money behind their Big Lie ex...

Aug 2, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Lebanon's central bank, in the capital Beirut

Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide” Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide”

The success of the Banque du Liban, once seen as the country’s only functional institution, was all “smoke and mirrors.”

Aug 2, 2021 / Angélique Mounier-Kuhn

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Lock Down (Again?) Lock Down (Again?)

Creating a safe haven.

Aug 2, 2021 / OppArt / Roz Chast

Bolivia protester 2019

House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup

The OAS’s false accusations led to the expulsion of Evo Morales. Now members of Congress want the State Department to investigate.

Jul 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Nina Turner

Nina Turner Wants to Go to Congress as a Champion for Labor Rights Nina Turner Wants to Go to Congress as a Champion for Labor Rights

“I’ve definitely been in the trenches with my labor sisters and brothers,” says the candidate, who has a long history of defending unions.

Jul 30, 2021 / John Nichols

What It Takes

What It Takes What It Takes

Exit through the grift shop. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 26.

Jul 30, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Greene and Gaetz maskless

The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish

As fierce as the variant is, we could slow its course. But first, Republicans would have to learn basic decency and wear a damn mask.

Jul 30, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents the nation's largest rent relief program as Part of the $100 Billion California Comeback Plan.

Homelessness Escalates as California’s Recall Election Nears Homelessness Escalates as California’s Recall Election Nears

The country's biggest blue state faces a potential upheaval.

Jul 30, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back

Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back

The National Nurses United union is pleading that masks be “universal, in all settings, for all people, regardless of vaccination status.”

Jul 29, 2021 / John Nichols

Homeless on the Range

Homeless on the Range Homeless on the Range

Between the lines.

Jul 29, 2021 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

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