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Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh protest inside the Hart building on Capitol Hill.

This Is Our Chance to Stop Kavanaugh This Is Our Chance to Stop Kavanaugh

Uplift the actions of brave protesters, attend a vigil, or head to DC.

Oct 2, 2018 / NationAction

A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough

A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough

From an early age, we’re taught to please men. What if we got angry instead?

Oct 2, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing

So many loud, angry men.

Oct 2, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Jeff Flake Kavanaugh meeting

If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected

The Republican senator says evidence of lying to the Judiciary Committee should prevent confirmation of Trump’s pick.

Oct 1, 2018 / John Nichols

Protest Against Killer Robots

To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots

Algorithms could create a perfect killing machine, stripped of the empathy and conscience that might hold a human back.

Oct 1, 2018 / Ray Acheson

Jeff Flake Judiciary vote

Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient

The nominee’s full record should be examined, including his many misleading and false statements to the Senate.

Sep 28, 2018 / John Nichols

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

It’s difficult. It hurts. It’s unfair. But women will keep telling our stories.

Sep 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Utica Refugee Center

Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era

Immigrant networks ought to be supported and funded, not dismantled and driven into hiding.

Sep 28, 2018 / Kavitha Rajagopalan

No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination

No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination

Senators cannot provide advice and consent when basic questions have not been answered.

Sep 27, 2018 / John Nichols

NYPd Cameras

Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It. Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It.

Grassroots groups are leading the pushback against government spying.

Sep 27, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

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