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Trump Released on Bail From Georgia Jail After Being Booked on 13 Felony Counts
Professor Carol Anderson discusses Trump's use of racism and voter suppression in an attempt to “overthrow democracy.”
Climate Denial Reaches Its Peak at First Republican Presidential Debate
“This sums up the Republican Party at this point,” says The Nation's national affairs correspondent John Nichols.
15 Prisoners Died Last Year in Jail Where Trump Will Surrender Thursday
The Justice Department announced it’s opened a civil investigation into the conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail.
How Will Ecuador’s New Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon Shape the Runoff Election?
“[Whoever] wins has to comply with what the Ecuadorian people voted,” says activist Helena Gualinga.
We Need a New Deal for Community College in the Wake of the Pandemic
In this era of online and hybrid learning, the community college system lacks the resources to transform as it needs to.
British Columbia in State of Emergency Amid Canada’s Worst Wildfire Season Ever
Evacuation orders are in place for more than 35,000 people, and 30,000 more have been told to be prepared to evacuate.
Native Hawaiians Are Resisting Land and Water Grabs After Maui Wildfires
"Plantation disaster capitalism is, unfortunately, the perfect term for what’s going on,” says Kapuaʻala Sproat.
How the US Supreme Court Became an Arm of the Republican Party
The court is making decisions based on the GOP platform, not the Constitution, says legal scholar Khiara M. Bridges.
Leaked State Department Cable Shows US Pressuring Pakistan to Oust Imran Khan
The diplomatic cable published by The Intercept shows the U.S. wanted Khan out because of his neutrality over Ukraine.
Rocket-Launching Billionaires Promise a New Pie in the Sky
Musk and Bezos are peddling new age-y religious drama of disaster and salvation, says author Mary-Jane Rubenstein.