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This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 10, 2025

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

Brando Simeo Starkey on the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, Racism, and Federal Power

By Brando Simeo Starkey | June 5, 2025

Republicans in Congress Are Going After a Free and Independent Media

Republicans in Congress Are Going After a Free and Independent Media

The “Anti-American Airwaves” Hearing Was a Very Dangerous Circus

By Aron Solomon | April 3, 2025

On Donald Trump’s Aborted Executive Order and the Future of Congressional Power

On Donald Trump’s Aborted Executive Order and the Future of Congressional Power

Aron Solomon Unpacks the Legal Ramifications of the Latest Presidential Whim

By Aron Solomon | January 30, 2025

How Trump’s Illegal Administrative Coup Threatened Funding for Everything, Including Libraries.

How Trump’s Illegal Administrative Coup Threatened Funding for Everything, Including Libraries.

“They are not afraid to threaten vast swathes of vulnerable Americans—the point is to be cruel and to punish.”

By James Folta | January 30, 2025

Molly Redden on Trump’s Plan to Seize Spending Power

Molly Redden on Trump’s Plan to Seize Spending Power

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 12, 2024

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America’s Campus Witch Hunts Are Only the Second Worst Thing Happening to Professors Right Now

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 3, 2024

“They Want What We Have.” Matt Gallagher on Supporting Ukrainians’ Struggle for Liberation

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 15, 2024

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rose Up and Won an Underdog Political Victory

By Joshua Green | January 11, 2024

Unlocking Digital Doors: On the Hacker Group That Told Congress They Could Take Down the Internet

Unlocking Digital Doors: On the Hacker Group That Told Congress They Could Take Down the Internet

Walter J. Scheirer on L0pht Heavy Industries and the Origins of Modern-Day Online Deception

By Walter J. Scheirer | December 7, 2023

How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States

How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States

Edward Achorn on the Miraculous Nomination of an Illinois Lawyer

By Edward Achorn | February 16, 2023

Yes, a Republican running for congress has written Christian fanfiction about Anne Frank.

Yes, a Republican running for congress has written Christian fanfiction about Anne Frank.

By Jonny Diamond | November 1, 2022

Congressional Democrats are planning resolutions to resist book banning trends.

Congressional Democrats are planning resolutions to resist book banning trends.

By Corinne Segal | September 22, 2022

The Fate of American Democracy Rests on Bold Progressive Choices

The Fate of American Democracy Rests on Bold Progressive Choices

Robert Kuttner on the Rooseveltian Origins of Biden’s Economic Recovery Plan

By Robert Kuttner | April 28, 2022

Sub-literate congressman attempts to mock bestselling journalist, fails miserably.

Sub-literate congressman attempts to mock bestselling journalist, fails miserably.

By Jonny Diamond | June 9, 2021

Barbara Lee on What Shirley Chisholm Gave America

Barbara Lee on What Shirley Chisholm Gave America

The Congresswoman Reflects on Her Mentor

By Rep. Barbara Lee | January 29, 2021

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