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Heller Skelter
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
—The Second Amendment
If...
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Tracing the Anti-Haitian Hate Targeting Springfield
Out of all the outlandish claims at the presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and Vice President...
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Neoliberals Are Wrong About Bidenomics
It is by now a familiar story. With the status quo in tatters following the worst financial crisis...
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Macron’s True Color Is Blue
After 51 days of political limbo, the proverbial white smoke finally rose from the Élysée Palace. The appointment...
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About That Trump Assassination Conspiracy Theory
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
I find the rise of BlueMAGA very disturbing, and I’m surprised...
Will Harris ‘Go to China’ on Criminal Justice?
It has come to the most dangerous part of the campaign season, when it seems like better things are possible. But if hope can...
The Cruel but Not Unusual Treatment of the Unhoused
In 2019, a group of homeless folks were living on a deserted piece of land along the Chehalis River, a drainage basin that empties...
60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy” Campaign Ad
One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the Movies” on...
Will the Post-DNC Pivot on Palestine Hurt Harris?
The Democratic Party is sending a clear message to advocates for Palestine — whether or not you get in line, we don’t need you....
Ban Assault Weapons To End School Shootings
School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death. The murder of two 14-year-old students and...
Scuttling ‘New York Times v. Sullivan’ Could Destroy Independent Media
What do Donald Trump, Clarence Thomas and Sarah Palin have in common on the First Amendment? All three are pushing for the Supreme Court...