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[Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a press conference.]

Every House Member Who Aided the January 6 Rioters Must Be Expelled Every House Member Who Aided the January 6 Rioters Must Be Expelled

“It’s inexcusable to wait any longer.”

Oct 29, 2021 / John Nichols

Combahee Retreat

“If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective “If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective

“Here we are, a group of Black lesbian feminist anti-imperialist anti-capitalists trying to do the right thing.”

Oct 29, 2021 / Marian Jones

The Supreme Court Wants to Make It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Cops

The Supreme Court Wants to Make It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Cops The Supreme Court Wants to Make It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Cops

Ending qualified immunity is essential to bringing violent police officers to justice, but the nation’s highest court refuses to weaken it.

Oct 29, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

Migrant Caravan In Mexico City

Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending? Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending?

Barbara Sostaita writes that religion helps people envision a more just world while Phil Zuckerman argues that faith can lead to pious inaction.

Oct 29, 2021 / The Debate / Barbara Sostaita and Phil Zuckerman

To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder

To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder

Holding out for the best possible package is not merely a morally sound approach. It’s a politically necessary one.

Oct 28, 2021 / John Nichols

Scotland Police COP Conference

Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It

Summit reporting is always rife with tabloid-style clickbait. COP26 demands better.

Oct 28, 2021 / Andrew McCormick

Halloween Costumes

Halloween Costumes Halloween Costumes

Tricks and more tricks.

Oct 28, 2021 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

No CRT Sign

The GOP’s Grievance Industrial Complex Invades the Classroom The GOP’s Grievance Industrial Complex Invades the Classroom

When parents become a posse of vigilantes, outrage is in the saddle instead of teaching or learning.

Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Jennifer C. Berkshire

a pensive Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty

The Democratic Party has finally recognized that income inequality, not “dependency,” is what’s harming families. But Manchin is still pushing that 1990s-era belief.

Oct 28, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Woman's March NYC

The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now

With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.

Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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