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Part 1: A Just War?

Revelations of the War in Ukraine: An anti-war activist’s personal and political reckoning

September 7, 2022 • by James Carroll

In nations bracketing the North Atlantic a great sigh of relief could almost be heard: how great to be free once more to demonize Moscow....

Activism

The Grassroots Fight for Legal Abortion Has Always Been Bipartisan

The cross-party effort in Kansas has a long precedent begun in the 1960s by New York Republican Constance E. Cook

August 29, 2022 • by Bonnie Eissner

New York became the second state to legalize abortion (the first was Hawai’i), and the only state that lacked a residency requirement. Within two years over 200,000 women poured into the state for safe, legal abortions. And by setting a standard of 24 weeks, New York’s law influenced the ruling ...

Europe & Central Asia

Dialogues on War

PEN Ukraine conversations

August 10, 2022 • by Francis Fukuyama and Valerii Pekar

An agreement brokered between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN permits cargo ships to transport grain from Black Sea ports again. But assurance of mine-free safe passage is a way off. And behind the negotiations are manouver that reflect long-term political, economic and societal implications....

Politics

Run on Abortion

Kansas is a sign: If Democrats champion winning issues, Democrats will win

August 5, 2022 • by Jill Filipovic

Abortion bans are moral disasters. The result of these bans shocks the conscience of any decent person. That’s part of why we saw Kansas go the way it did. It’s also why Democrats need to run on abortion rights....

Politics

The United States Is Not A Christian Nation—And Should Not Be Remade Into One

Recent SCOTUS rulings not only threaten religious minorities, they contradict the intentions of the Founders

July 27, 2022 • by Arlene Stein and Phil Zuckerman

Recent SCOTUS rulings not only threaten religious minorities, they contradict the intentions of the Founders...

The United States Is Not A Christian Nation—And Should Not Be Remade Into One

Politics

Why Political Campaigns Are Self-Licking Ice Cream Cones

A new book, Producing Politics, exposes the hollow and self-serving logic of campaign insiders from across the spectrum

July 27, 2022 • by Micah L. Sifry

A new book, Producing Politics, exposes the hollow and self-serving logic of campaign insiders from across the spectrum....

Politics

Are Republicans Sobering Up?

Trump’s star appears to be dimming, and there are more clouds on the horizon

July 26, 2022 • by Heather Cox Richardson

Trump’s star appears to be dimming, and there are more clouds on the horizon...

Politics

Congressman Lee Zeldin’s No-Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day

But being attacked on the campaign trail might be the best thing that has happened to the Republican candidate for Governor of New York lately

July 26, 2022 • by Claire Potter

Being attacked on the campaign trail might be the best thing that has happened to the Republican candidate for Governor of New York lately...

Congressman Lee Zeldin’s No-Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day

Democracy

Donald Trump Must Face Federal Charges

A look back at the Weimar Republic should teach us a lesson about bringing insurrectionists to justice

July 19, 2022 • by Claudia Koonz

Before writing off the theatrics of the GOP as a mere sideshow, we should pause to remember how Adolf Hitler snatched victory from a catastrophic attempted putsch in 1923. ...

Politics

The Big Box Sales Tax Scam

Slapping a cap on Missouri’s handout is a very simple fix

July 18, 2022 • by Pat Garofalo

Auditor is an office I imagine most folks don’t think about very much—even though auditors are elected in 24 states—but having a good one in Missouri has made a tangible difference in at least getting good information out that folks can act upon....

Politics

Brett Kavanaugh’s Right to Privacy

The legal right to privacy is very old. It’s just that privacy used to be an exclusively male privilege.

July 12, 2022 • by Jill Filipovic

All of a sudden, privacy rights matter to the same conservatives who just stripped women of ours—because powerful men are seeing their privacy violated....

Activism

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thou Shalt Not Lie

These anti-abortion activists lure clients in by posing as medical facilities—but local ordinances can force them to tell the truth or close

July 11, 2022 • by Claire Potter

As important is the sense of despair many liberals and progressives feel when we throw our collective weight behind gambits and activism that are unlikely to yield tangible success. But here’s another idea. What if we all looked at how we could support reproductive rights in our own communities—and not ...

Politics

Part 1: A Just War?

Revelations of the War in Ukraine: An anti-war activist’s personal and political reckoning

The Grassroots Fight for Legal Abortion Has Always Been Bipartisan

The cross-party effort in Kansas has a long precedent begun in the 1960s by New York Republican Constance E. Cook

Dialogues on War

PEN Ukraine conversations

Run on Abortion

Kansas is a sign: If Democrats champion winning issues, Democrats will win

The United States Is Not A Christian Nation—And Should Not Be Remade Into One

Recent SCOTUS rulings not only threaten religious minorities, they contradict the intentions of the Founders

Why Political Campaigns Are Self-Licking Ice Cream Cones

A new book, Producing Politics, exposes the hollow and self-serving logic of campaign insiders from across the spectrum

Are Republicans Sobering Up?

Trump’s star appears to be dimming, and there are more clouds on the horizon

Congressman Lee Zeldin’s No-Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day

But being attacked on the campaign trail might be the best thing that has happened to the Republican candidate for Governor of New York lately

Donald Trump Must Face Federal Charges

A look back at the Weimar Republic should teach us a lesson about bringing insurrectionists to justice

The Big Box Sales Tax Scam

Slapping a cap on Missouri’s handout is a very simple fix

Brett Kavanaugh’s Right to Privacy

The legal right to privacy is very old. It’s just that privacy used to be an exclusively male privilege.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thou Shalt Not Lie

These anti-abortion activists lure clients in by posing as medical facilities—but local ordinances can force them to tell the truth or close

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