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8h ago

Michigan’s scrapping its right-to-work law is a big deal

"Right-to-work" laws are a false slogan meant to defend business interests.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday night in Detroit.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday night in Detroit.
10h ago

Gun rights supporters prefer imagining saving lives over actually saving them

The high-minded talk about "constitutional carry" hides how many arguments about gun rights are really about the right to look "cool."
An ambulance leaves the Covenant School in Nashville
An ambulance leaves the Covenant School in Nashville
21h ago

The GOP just passed a blueprint for bullying teachers

The bill is less a bill of rights and more a blueprint for conservative bullying of teachers, students, and school boards about race and gender.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks about the proposed "Parents Bill of Rights" at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks about the proposed "Parents Bill of Rights" at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
21h ago

Another Trump lawyer may crack the former president’s ‘Teflon’ armor

Breaking the “cone of silence” between Trump and his attorney may be the fatal blow for Trump in the Mar-a-Lago investigation.
Matthew Evan Corcoran, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman U. S. District Court House on March 24, 2023, in Washington.
Matthew Evan Corcoran, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman U. S. District Court House on March 24, 2023, in Washington.
2d ago

The secret behind one of the buzziest shows of the year is as cynical as it is effective

The secret to Showtime's massive hit is as cynical as it is effective.
Jane Widdop as Laura Lee, Alexa Barajas Plante as Mari, Mya Lowe as Yellowjacket #1, Courtney Eaton as Lottie, Sophie Thatcher as Natalie, Princess Davis as Yellowjackets #2 and Sophie Nélisse as Shauna in "Yellowjackets."
Jane Widdop as Laura Lee, Alexa Barajas Plante as Mari, Mya Lowe as Yellowjacket #1, Courtney Eaton as Lottie, Sophie Thatcher as Natalie, Princess Davis as Yellowjackets #2 and Sophie Nélisse as Shauna in "Yellowjackets."
2d ago

Why Lowndes County matters in post-Trump America

The county where much of the iconic five-day civil rights march actually took place is mostly a footnote in America’s collective memory. But not anymore.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead off the final lap to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 as thousands of civil rights marchers joined in the walk to demand voter registration rights.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead off the final lap to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 as thousands of civil rights marchers joined in the walk to demand voter registration rights.
2d ago

The simple reason DeSantis is struggling so badly against Trump

The Florida governor's honeymoon is over -- partly because he and the Republican establishment killed their best argument against Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
3d ago

Trump knows exactly what he's doing by holding a rally in Waco

Over the last three decades, extremists have invoked the FBI's raid on the Branch Davidian compound to justify violence against the government.
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Dallas in 2019.
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Dallas in 2019.
3d ago

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ bill grew from a seed planted by American evangelicals

The same political movement that campaigned against gay marriage here has spent decades pushing an anti-LGBTQ agenda throughout African countries.
FILE - Gay Ugandan refugees who fled from their country to neighbouring Kenya, return after shopping for food in Nairobi, Kenya on June 11, 2020. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community.
FILE - Gay Ugandan refugees who fled from their country to neighbouring Kenya, return after shopping for food in Nairobi, Kenya on June 11, 2020. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community.
3d ago

Candace Owens just exposed the far-right’s profound, unfounded fear of diversity

Unsurprisingly, the right’s fear about the threat of inclusion and diversity is, well, not real.
Christina Applegate and Candace Owens.
Christina Applegate and Candace Owens.
3d ago

Don't ban TikTok. Regulate it — aggressively.

You don't have to be a China hawk to worry about TikTok — but the fix should be smart.