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Big Dog

Big Dog Big Dog

Down, boy!

May 23, 2022 / OppArt / Kevin Kallaugher

Prison Sentencing

Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence? Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence?

Around 1.3 million Americans are currently incarcerated, and they will continue to be punished long after their release.

May 23, 2022 / StudentNation / Dylan Cohen and Dexter Peters

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.

May 23, 2022 / John Nichols

Active Shooters Active Shooters

America gets the call.

May 20, 2022 / Steve Brodner

George W. Bush at a baseball game

George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth

The former president’s gaffe reminds us that his launching of a criminal war still demands justice.

May 20, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Woman touches memorial for Buffalo shooting

“We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.” “We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.”

Life against death in Buffalo.

May 20, 2022 / JoAnn Wypijewski

How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022

How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022 How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022

A superb reporter whose journalism will remain a vivid and reliable record of its time.

May 20, 2022 / Obituary / Gene Seymour

March for Reproductive Rights

There’s No Place for Bystanders in the Coming Abortion Battle There’s No Place for Bystanders in the Coming Abortion Battle

Sixty years ago, it seemed remarkably clear how crucial it was that men stop leaving women to face this nightmare essentially alone—and it still does.

May 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

The School Board Culture War

The School Board Culture War The School Board Culture War

Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.

May 20, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols

Oil pump jack with sunset

Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable

At a time of many crises, new climate reporting from The Guardian shows just how far off-target we’ve come.

May 19, 2022 / Andrew McCormick

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