Society / August 23, 2023 A Soccer Triumph—Despite the Toxic Men The leaders of Spain’s soccer world possess “sexism matched only by their greed.” Dave Zirin Ad Policy Jenni Hermoso and teammates Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes celebrate after winning the Women’s World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on August 20, 2023. (Sajad Imanian / Getty…
Politics / August 23, 2023 Tonight’s GOP Debate Could Put the Final Nail in Ron DeSantis’s Political Coffin Trump has trashed DeSantis for months. Yet the Florida governor apparently plans to defend Trump in the debate. Dumb move! John Nichols Ad Policy Ron DeSantis at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023, in Des…
Q&A Today 5:00 am Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money A conversation with Daniel Zamora Vargas and Anton Jäger about why a “basic income” isn’t such a progressive welfare idea. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins August 23, 2023 (left: Camille Coletta; right: Sebastian Steveniers) This article appears in the September 4/11, 2023…
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4 hours ago About sharing By Chloe Kim BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in a classified documents case, according to a court filing. Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in legal documents, changed his testimony after switching lawyers, say prosecutors. He…
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