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And so does the president. As he decides his future, Joe Biden has to come to terms with the war within himself.
After Trump’s Speech, It’s Absurd to Suggest He Can’t Be Beaten After Trump’s Speech, It’s Absurd to Suggest He Can’t Be Beaten
Trump’s surreal, subdued, and unfocused address gave Democrats an opening to turn the tide of this campaign.
Inside the Fight to Bring Midwives Back to Massachusetts Inside the Fight to Bring Midwives Back to Massachusetts
Midwifery is often a cheaper and safer alternative for some childbirths, yet the state’s policies require midwives to jump through increasingly difficult hoops to practice.
It’s Official: Silicon Valley Is Fully MAGA-Pilled It’s Official: Silicon Valley Is Fully MAGA-Pilled
The tech industry is falling over itself to embrace Trump and J.D. Vance. It’s a mask-off moment.
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Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad? Do People Think the Economy Is Bad Because the Media Failed, or Because the Economy Is Actually Bad?
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Will Trump’s Ear Decide the Election? Will Trump’s Ear Decide the Election?
Jul 19, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns
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J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll
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The Military Industrial Complex Is More Powerful Than Ever The Military Industrial Complex Is More Powerful Than Ever
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January 14, 2015: January 14, 2011: President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali Flees Tunisia, Marking the First Victory of the Arab Spring January 14, 2011: President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali Flees Tunisia, Marking the First Victory of the Arab Spring
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The Nation’s strikes correspondent believed that no one is coming to save us but us. And that we are enough.
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From the Moment She Joined a Fight, Jane McAlevey Was in It to Win From the Moment She Joined a Fight, Jane McAlevey Was in It to Win
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Politics
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The independent senator from Vermont spoke to The Nation’s president about why he still believes political revolution can change the United States for the better.
The He-Man, Woman-Hater’s GOP Presidential Ticket The He-Man, Woman-Hater’s GOP Presidential Ticket
By picking the banal natalist Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, Donald Trump seems to be aiming for an even smaller share of the women’s vote than he earns on his own.
Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers
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Can You Put a Dollar Amount on White Privilege? Can You Put a Dollar Amount on White Privilege?
Tracie McMillan’s The White Bonus attempts to quantify the literal cost of racism in America.
The World’s Problems Explained in One Issue: Electricity The World’s Problems Explained in One Issue: Electricity
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From the very start, Jewish violence has accompanied the proliferation of settlements.
A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy
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In the days since the New Popular Front won the largest number of seats, political gravity has again exerted itself.
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These Corporations Are the True “Winners” of the War on Gaza These Corporations Are the True “Winners” of the War on Gaza
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Will Arizona Be MAGA’s Last Stand? Will Arizona Be MAGA’s Last Stand?
Trump needs the state’s votes to win. But after its highest court revived an 1864 law that bans abortions, all bets are off.
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