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A mother holds her son as he receives his daily injection while being treated for mpox at the Kavumu health center in Kabare territory, South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System

The inequalities and injustices in our medical infrastructure have made the outbreak so much worse than it could have been.

Sep 6, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

JD Vance shops for donuts at Holt's Sweet Shop in Valdosta, Georgia.

For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving

Donald Trump wanted a political heir. Instead, he got an anchor dragging him down.

Sep 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

An interfaith peace delegation in the West Bank.

An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank

Rabbis for Ceasefire and Hindus for Human Rights make a peace pilgrimage.

Sep 5, 2024 / Sunita Viswanath

People organize a pro-Palestinian protest outside Trinity College Dublin.

After an Agreement to Divest From Israel, What’s Next for Trinity College Dublin? After an Agreement to Divest From Israel, What’s Next for Trinity College Dublin?

The school’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment ended in just five days. But the path to divestment began before the encampment—and stretches far beyond.

Sep 5, 2024 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer

Audre Lorde, 1983.

Audre Lorde Has More to Tell Us Than a Handful of Quotes Audre Lorde Has More to Tell Us Than a Handful of Quotes

A conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, one of the world's foremost experts on the Black feminist writer, on her biography Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde...

Sep 5, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Marian Jones

Supporters of former president Trump hold a rally on April 6, 2024, in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Is Trump Building an Army of Modern Blackshirts? Is Trump Building an Army of Modern Blackshirts?

The proliferation of pro-Trump militia groups across the country eerily echoes the rise of Hitler’s SA and Mussolini’s squadristi.

Sep 5, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss

A close-up of Donald Trump against a dark background looking skeptical.

The Most Cowardly Republicans of All Are Quietly Hoping Trump Loses The Most Cowardly Republicans of All Are Quietly Hoping Trump Loses

The real problem with the Trump-loses scenario is that it relies on rejection by actual voters. And getting the MAGA faithful to turn their backs on him is likely a lost cause.

Sep 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors

Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors

The Republican Attorney Generals Association is working overtime to install authoritarian AGs across the country.

Sep 4, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal

JD Vance smiles looking at Melania and Eric Trump.

With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight

Yet as both JD Vance and Kamala Harris struggle to introduce their South Asian families to the wider culture, America’s “Passage to India” remains beset by racism and backlash.

Sep 4, 2024 / Column / Jeet Heer

A commuter at a ticket kiosk at New Jersey Transit train station at Penn Station in New York.

Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election  Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election 

As November approaches, the safety, accessibility, and equity of active transit users has, so far, been a footnote at best.

Sep 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Grace Gurvey

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