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Lincoln Chafee

Why Won’t Lincoln Chafee Support Robert Mueller? Why Won’t Lincoln Chafee Support Robert Mueller?

The Democrats, with some GOP support, are backing legislation to protect his investigation—but Chafee says Mueller is “wasting money.”

May 2, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

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The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance

The plight of a wheelchair-bound professor reveals India’s “Terminator-like” attacks on dissent.

May 2, 2018 / Tekendra Parmar

Stephon Clark

‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable ‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable

A “first of its kind” bill would raise use-of-force guidelines for police from “reasonable” to “necessary”—a higher standard that could save lives.

May 2, 2018 / Safiya Charles

Solidarity in Response to Rash of Sexual Harassment Accusations in Russia Shows That Times Are Changing—Slowly

Solidarity in Response to Rash of Sexual Harassment Accusations in Russia Shows That Times Are Changing—Slowly Solidarity in Response to Rash of Sexual Harassment Accusations in Russia Shows That Times Are Changing—Slowly

Many in the media are rallying behind the female journalists who have accused State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky of sexual harassment.

May 2, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Caster Semenya

Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports

Katrina Karkazis joins us to talk about the IAAF's sex-testing rules.

May 2, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

A father and his son await tutorship by immigration lawyers in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018.

Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump

You can also join a campaign to expose the Wall Street companies profiting off of the immigrant detention industry.

May 1, 2018 / NationAction

BLM Sacramento

The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless

The remarkable work of this year’s Hillman Prize winners is a timely reminder of the indispensable role of the free press in sustaining a democracy.

May 1, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families

The secretary of education’s latest school-privatization scheme is not going well.

May 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying

It’s sad!

May 1, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias

A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias

Why are so many journalists defending Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

Apr 30, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

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