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April 21, 2023
How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Sarah Taber
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April 20, 2023
When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?
The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content.
Michelle M. Wu
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April 19, 2023
It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It.
The defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems ended in a settlement yesterday, leaving the cable network’s conduct unchallenged in court.
Chris Lehmann
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April 17, 2023
The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist
The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.
Jeet Heer
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April 14, 2023
Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune
Insinuating that special prosecutor Jack Smith changed his name might seem like an odd tactic for someone whose family name was Drumpf—unless you know the history.
David Margolick
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April 14, 2023
Sexual Harassment Is a Civil, Not Criminal, Offense
Cuomo and his enablers rely on the public’s lazy understanding of the legal system.
Alexis Grenell
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April 13, 2023
The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”
Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement.
Gabriel Arana
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April 13, 2023
Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson
The Windy City’s first movement mayor faces a formidable array of challenges, testing him and the coalition that brought him into office.
Barbara Ransby
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April 11, 2023
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Francis Wilkinson
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April 3, 2023
The Media’s Recent Turn to “Climate Optimism” Is a Cruel Fantasy
Beneath the upbeat messaging, the latest UN climate report makes it clear that while the means to save the planet may still be available, the political will is nowhere in sight.
Wen Stephenson