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  1. 7 hours ago

    Perhaps Omar’s greatest act of resistance in prison was that he began “writing”—that is, composing poetry and reciting the verses to himself and his friends.

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  2. 12 hours ago

    Trump and Attorney General Barr are adopting the foiled press-punishment ambitions of President Nixon in the Pentagon Papers case.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Trump officials want to use a boring-sounding technical change to deny help to the poor. We can't let them.

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  4. May 31

    By all accounts, Sednaya, near Damascus, represents the peak of the Syrian regime’s degeneracy and violence against political opponents, as many of the detainees are professionals, writers, and prisoners of conscience.

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  5. May 31

    Find gifts for dads & grads who love The Nation—and save 25% on orders over $75 with code GIFTDG19.

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  6. May 31

    The DNA of these new charges runs deep into the history of presidential abuse of power.

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    May 31

    Lampert’s actions are putting families' financial stability at risk. That’s why and I are joining forces with workers across the nation to take a stand against the rich and powerful to get workers the pay they've earned.

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    May 30

    Pay attention to the states that are passing anti-abortion bills to rally their base for 2020 & you’ll notice they’re the same states that have passed voter-suppression measures since the Shelby decision invalidated the preclearance requirements of the VRA.

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  9. May 31

    The Trump administration wants to water down the definition of poverty so that fewer and fewer people fall under it.

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  10. May 31

    Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For

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  11. May 31

    Happy !

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  12. May 31

    "It seems like socialism is not a bad word anymore, and I’m really happy about that." — member talks about her run for Alderman in Chicago on

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  13. May 31

    Remembering Tony Horwitz, Intrepid Traveler and Chronicler of the South

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  14. May 31

    .'s says she was once told: "Write a lot. Whatever you write will be highly objectionable to a lot of people, but if you write enough of it, they probably can’t derail your career.”

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  15. May 31

    Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism

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  16. May 31

    Tomorrow, Missouri will become the first state in the nation where legal abortion is not available since 1973. Here's what to do next.

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  17. May 31

    Donald Trump, who has long played fast and loose with measurements of his wealth, is no fan of numerical accuracy.

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  18. May 31

    Protect Life

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  19. May 31

    “I witnessed horrible torture. People starving to death, men forced to rape other men, victims dying after sexual assaults.” —Omar Alshogre

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  20. May 31

    Trump’s Plan to Deny Benefits: Pretend People Aren’t Poor

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