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Pills, Politics, and Pence

Rafia Zakaria

May 01, 2023

Mike Pence is at the forefront of the renewed battle to prevent medical abortions.

The DeSantis School

Dan Royles

April 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis wants to end tenure and academic freedom in Florida.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

April 21, 2023

Oh, perfect masters. They thrive on disasters.

Radical Dilettantism

Mary Retta

April 13, 2023

On Allison Mills Newman and the art of living well.

Worst Laid Plans

Simon Waxman

April 12, 2023

Imperial overreach in the Middle East.

The Wonderful Death of a State

Quinn Slobodian

April 04, 2023

Crack-up was the flywheel of human progress.

Split City

Martha Bayne

March 30, 2023

In the race to replace Chicago's mayor Lori Lightfoot, is a consensus candidate even possible?

Last Resorts

Cassandra Kislenko

March 29, 2023

In Canada, assisted dying has been offered to disabled people in lieu of adequate care.

Positively BEGGING You

Arvin Alaigh

March 28, 2023

Bad Democrats are ignoring this email!

After the War on Cancer

Libby Watson

March 23, 2023

Modern cancer treatment brings less stigma but higher cost.

Honduran Hydra

Jared Olson

March 21, 2023

The fight against open-pit mining in Honduras.

Red Scared

Billie Anania

March 15, 2023

We went to the Victims of Communism Museum so you don’t have to.