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Withdrawing US Troops From Afghanistan Is Only a Start. We Have to End the Air War Too.

The war is a failure. Continuing to wage it will only result in further devastation.

Phyllis Bennis

Elections

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters

If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.

Elie Mystal
The Right

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Is a Deadlier, More Delusional Alternative to Trump

The governor’s science denialism and Covid lies at CPAC far exceeded those of the former president.

John Nichols
Society

Could One of Your Facebook Friends Be the Next Qanon Shaman?

Seemingly benign online communities have become breeding grounds for the kind of far-right ideology on display at the US Capitol insurrection.

John Semley
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Politics

Democrats Need to Hold Andrew Cuomo Accountable

The New York governor’s alleged misdeeds may pale next to Trump’s and the GOP’ crimes, but a worry about double standards is no excuse to junk all standards.

Jeet Heer

Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet

A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.

Dave Zirin

Is a Tax on ‘Ultra-Millionaires’ the Answer to Massive Inequality?

The ultra-rich have gotten even richer since the pandemic began. Elizabeth Warren says her wealth tax can combat rising inequality.

Joan Walsh

World

Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

Maya Averbuch

In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead

Japan is using earth from a battlefield filled with human remains to build the foundation of a US military installation.

Maia Hibbett

France’s New Culture Warriors

The notion that the French state would bolster academic freedom by enhancing oversight of what is considered appropriate research is ludicrous on its face. But there’s a deeper irony as well.

Cole Stangler

Culture

‘Minari’ Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema

Lee Isaac Chung’s poignant immigrant drama is the kind of film that can be felt with all five senses. 

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Playboi Carti, Rap Iconoclast

His recent album Whole Lotta Red boasts not just rockstar appeal but a sense of self-discovery and experimentation.

Stephen Kearse

The World Lawrence Ferlinghetti Built

As a poet, publisher, and bookstore owner, he helped foster a literary ecosystem where politics and culture for the better seemed possible.

Barry Schwabsky

Watch and Listen

View: Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

February 25, 2021

Watch: Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution?

Watch Forensic Architecture's detailed investigation of the circumstances of Ahmad Erekat’s killing.

February 26, 2021

View: Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic

South Dakota has resisted shutting down in the face of Covid-19. The Cheyenne River Reservation is taking matters into its own hands.

December 15, 2020
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