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Transgender Day of Visibility

“I Live in a Gray Area”: Being a Trans High School Student Without Support “I Live in a Gray Area”: Being a Trans High School Student Without Support

As a transgender minor with deeply conservative parents, I’m unable to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But I still ​​​found my name and community.

Apr 19, 2023 / StudentNation / Spencer Katz

The Attack on Literacy

The Attack on Literacy The Attack on Literacy

Book banning spreads.

Apr 18, 2023 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

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Letters From the May 1/8, 2023, Issue Letters From the May 1/8, 2023, Issue

A higher bar… Impeding our war machine…

Apr 18, 2023 / Our Readers

Time to go? Prime Minister Ariel Henry attends a graduation ceremony for new members of the country's armed forces in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, December 22, 2022.

Haiti, April 2023: Soon There Will Be No One Left to Kidnap Haiti, April 2023: Soon There Will Be No One Left to Kidnap

The deadly consequences of the Biden administration’s policy of no policy.

Apr 17, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

Justin Jones raises his arms

What Happened in Tennessee Proves That We Need a Third Reconstruction What Happened in Tennessee Proves That We Need a Third Reconstruction

The ousting of two Black Democrats from the Tennessee House of Representatives makes clear that the US urgently needs to salvage and rebuild a true multiracial democracy.

Apr 17, 2023 / Mondaire Jones

Former President Donald Trump waves from the steps of Air Force One

The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist

The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.

Apr 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Representative Barbara Lee

Don’t Count Barbara Lee Out of the California Senate Race Don’t Count Barbara Lee Out of the California Senate Race

The conventional wisdom says that Lee is the long-shot candidate in the blockbuster race. Here’s why that’s wrong.

Apr 17, 2023 / Steve Phillips

Changes Everything

Changes Everything Changes Everything

Again.

Apr 17, 2023 / OppArt / Matt Davies

Elly Schlein, leader of Italy’s Democratic Party (PD).

Can Elly Schlein Pull Italy to the Left? Can Elly Schlein Pull Italy to the Left?

Many have dubbed the new Democratic Party leader the “Italian AOC.” Here’s why she has her work cut out for her.

Apr 17, 2023 / Niccolò Barca and Tommaso Grossi

A woman holds a sign protesting NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s policy on mental health

Should Courts Be Able to Mandate Psychiatric Care? Should Courts Be Able to Mandate Psychiatric Care?

Sasha Abramsky argues that court-mandated care connects unhoused individuals to supportive services, while Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu and Ruth Sangree write that psychiatric i...

Apr 17, 2023 / The Debate / Sasha Abramsky, Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu, and Ruth Sangree

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