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Letters From the July 11/18, 2022, Issue Letters From the July 11/18, 2022, Issue

Not just a women’s issue… How we win… Collective power…

Jun 28, 2022 / Our Readers

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A Football Coach’s Prayer Is Not About Freedom. It’s About Coercion. A Football Coach’s Prayer Is Not About Freedom. It’s About Coercion.

In a decision riddled with lies, the Supreme Court rules that a football coach can, should they choose, become a dictator-priest.

Jun 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets

The people who tore down Roe are just getting started.

Jun 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Bad Guy With a Gun

Bad Guy With a Gun Bad Guy With a Gun

Casting your bullets.

Jun 27, 2022 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

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The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma

A coalition of law students at New York University has condemned the nonprofit for partnering with various police technology, surveillance, and weaponry companies.

Jun 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook

How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime

How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime

When I came out, I steeled myself to join a minority—only to find that my identity had become a marketing niche.

Jun 27, 2022 / Feature / Benjamin Moser

Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap

Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap

It’s absurd to try to hold GOP accountable while conspicuously reaching across the aisle.

Jun 25, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins

Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins

The senator’s assurance that Kavanaugh would never overturn Roe was completely shredded on Friday by the justice’s own argument for doing just that.

Jun 24, 2022 / John Nichols

The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible

The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the conservative majority embraced a vision of the United States as a country by and for white men.

Jun 24, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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This Fascist Gang Can Shoot Straight After All This Fascist Gang Can Shoot Straight After All

Mitch McConnell teamed with Donald Trump to pack the Supreme Court and make sure gun owners’ rights are protected—and women’s are not.

Jun 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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