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The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels

The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels The University of California Finally Has Divested From Fossil Fuels

Now, Fossil Free UC wants to set the record straight about why.

Oct 8, 2019 / StudentNation / Emily Williams and Theo LeQuesne

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Letters From the October 21, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 21, 2019, Issue

Look again… Blame Merle!… The last dance?…

Oct 8, 2019 / Our Readers

The Catholic Church at a Crossroads

The Catholic Church at a Crossroads The Catholic Church at a Crossroads

In their new books, Ross Douthat and James Chappel present two radically different versions of Catholicism’s past and future.

Oct 8, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller

A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players

A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players

How baseball’s numbers game threatens to strangle the sport.

Oct 8, 2019 / Feature / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump

The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump

Wild-eyed Senator Ron Johnson is desperate to help the president. Instead, he’s confirmed a lot of what the whistle-blower said—and made Biden look good.

Oct 7, 2019 / John Nichols

How to Be a Radical Mayor

How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.

Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols

The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill

The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill

Some Democratic candidates are pushing it as a free-choice version of Medicare for All. That’s good rhetoric but bad policy.

Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler

Saeed Jones on Queer Masculinity and the Point of Being an Artist

Saeed Jones on Queer Masculinity and the Point of Being an Artist Saeed Jones on Queer Masculinity and the Point of Being an Artist

We talked to the writer about his debut memoir How We Fight for Our Lives and his move from poetry to prose.

Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Crowd Size

Crowd Size Crowd Size

Packing them in.

Oct 7, 2019 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

SCOTUS Is Back in Session and Cruelty Is on the Docket

SCOTUS Is Back in Session and Cruelty Is on the Docket SCOTUS Is Back in Session and Cruelty Is on the Docket

As the term begins, the conservatives are sharpening their knives—and LGBTQ rights, abortion, and gun control are all on the chopping block.

Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / Elie Mystal

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