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Patricia A. Nugent: Scenes from a Tesla Takedown

When I first heard about it, I knew I’d go. I’ve been showing up for more than fifty years, starting with the Vietnam war.

April 1, 2025 · 13 Comments

Geoffrey Levin: Democrats, Call Them Names—But Do It Right

Democrats should be using labels like “Pro-Cancer,” “Job-Killers,” “Anti-Constitution,” and “Healthcare-Cutters” to tar congressional Republicans.

March 31, 2025 · 9 Comments

Douglas H. White: Surviving Hard Times

The Last Generation of Black Americans Under Jim Crow and the Culture of Racism in America

March 10, 2025 · 6 Comments

Dr. Liz Theohariss, Shaailly Gupta Barnes: How to Survive Trump—America’s Nero

Lives and livelihoods will be saved, if at all, from below, rather than on high. 

November 26, 2024 · 10 Comments

Jessica Corbett: Post-Dobbs Infant Mortality Spike Shows ‘We Must Restore Abortion Rights’

“In the seven to 14 months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, we saw a 7% increase in infant mortality, and a 10% increase in those babies born with congenital anomalies.”

November 5, 2024 · Leave a comment

Video: Michelle Obama Rallies for Harris in Kalamazoo

Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 26, 2024.

November 1, 2024 · 7 Comments

Michael Waldman: New Revelations Show Just How Corrupt the Supreme Court Really Is

Call me naïve. I felt confident in asserting that the court was a conservative court, a Federalist Society court, even a Republican court—but not a MAGA court.

September 25, 2024 · 8 Comments

Alliyah Lusuegro: Mass Deportations Would Be a Nightmare

Mass deportations would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.

August 8, 2024 · 10 Comments

Rebecca Gordon: Banning What Matters

Public Libraries Under MAGA Threat

February 25, 2024 · 3 Comments

Rebecca Gordon: Yes, We Have Home-Grown Fascists

Are Queer People the New Jews?

June 29, 2023 · 6 Comments

Clarence Lusane: Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis

Two Peas in a White Nationalist Pod

May 23, 2023 · 9 Comments

Robert Reich: This Election Is About Whether US Democracy Can Endure

My friends, we owe it to generations before us who fought and died for democracy and the rule of law, and to generations after us who will live with the legacy we leave them.

November 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

Tom Engelhardt: Living in a Sci-fi World

Honestly, if you had described this America to me more than half a century ago, I would have laughed in your face.

August 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

Donald Trump: MAGA Sonnets

…you’re lucky I’m your president.
You’re so lucky. You’re so lucky, I always tell our great
First Lady, Darling, you’re so lucky.

October 24, 2020 · 8 Comments

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