Politics Today 9:22 am Kevin McCarthy Isn’t Up to This Battle. But Neither Is Anyone Else. Kevin McCarthy Isn’t Up to This Battle. But Neither Is Anyone Else. All that protects McCarthy right now is the tiny but effective coat of armor he wore in January: No one else can get a majority vote. Joan…
Politics / September 14, 2023 Democrats Need to Have an Honest Talk About White People The party needs a sober, empirically grounded analysis of what we really know—and don’t know—about how best to expand support among white voters. Steve Phillips Ad Policy Joe Biden with supporters during a caucus night watch party in Des Moines,…
Politics / September 14, 2023 The Future of the Voting Rights Act Depends on… Brett Kavanaugh A new effort by Alabama to gut the VRA was clearly inspired by a recent Kavanaugh opinion. Now the state is appealing to the Supreme Court—and Kavanaugh—to help seal the deal. Elie Mystal Ad Policy US Supreme Court Justice…
September 14, 2023 How Do We Deal With Our Planet’s Unprecedented Decline? Across the planet, horrifying “natural” fire, flood, and heat records were set this summer. Tom Engelhardt Ad Policy Flames from the Caldor Fire crown in trees at Echo Lake, Calif., in August 2021. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)…
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Activism / September 14, 2023 Should Cruises Exist? These People Say Absolutely Not. A group of environmental activists in France is gaining traction with one bold argument: The cruise industry should be abolished completely. Cole Stangler Ad Policy Activists from Stop Croisières during a demonstration against cruise ships as the MSC World Europa leaves Marseille’s…
Activism / September 14, 2023 Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent Officials in Georgia are covering up the police killing of a protester and waging a chilling assault on the right to protest. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib Ad Policy Protesters react before council members voted 11-4 to approve legislation to fund the Atlanta…
Books & the Arts Today 5:00 am How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge His memoir, Straight Shooter—a reflection on his life, his victories, and his defeats—gives an inside look into how the ESPN personality remade sports journalism in his image. Zito Madu September 14, 2023 Stephen A….
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Today 9:32 am The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy Demonizing Putin is not a policy. It’s an excuse for the absence of one. Artin DerSimonian September 13, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at a news conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on December 9, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev /…