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Since 1946, this threat has endangered our planet.

Sep 21, 2023 / OppArt / Anthony Freda

Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), left, and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are seen during a break in testimony by Attorney General Merrick Garland at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on September 20, 2023.

The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle

With a looming government shutdown, Republicans showcased their preferred use of resources: to hammer away at Merrick Garland.

Sep 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

A courier collects HIV viral load samples at a rural health clinic in Zambezia. With funding from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC-Mozambique supports an efficient system to transport samples collected from the periphery to the testing laboratory.

Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR? Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR?

The AIDS relief program is helping to keep some 20 million people alive in Africa. Now a group of Republicans wants to sabotage it.

Sep 21, 2023 / James North

Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride

Guatemalan immigrants: life, work, joy. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sep 20, 2023 / OppArt / Harry Mena

A Black student and white student speak to each other while holding signs reading,

Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

Thanks to Ron DeSantis’s education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students.

Sep 20, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Representative Barbara Lee speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on August 12, 2022.

Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements

The California Senate candidate has received the backing of Our Revolution, as top Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders argue that her advocacy for peace and justice distingui...

Sep 19, 2023 / John Nichols

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, talks to reporters on his way to a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol on September 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Gaetz opposes a deal between factions of House Republicans to pass a stopgap spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, which will be tested Tuesday with a procedural vote.

The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel

The latest congressional villains are the GOP’s hard-right nihilists, but their motives for sabotaging the government make no sense.

Sep 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home.

Sep 19, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner

Lauren Boebert points toward the crowd onstage

Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals

How failed theater kids are destroying a great art form—and American politics.

Sep 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens to reporters' questions during a news conference at the US Capitol on September 12, 2023.

Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight

Even if the senator wanted to retire, there’s no way he’ll let Kentucky’s Democratic governor choose his replacement, even temporarily.

Sep 18, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

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The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle

Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR? Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR?

Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride

Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements

The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel

Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore

Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals Lauren Boebert Is Not the Only Republican Ruining Musicals

Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight