Category: Cafe

As Right-Wingers Stoke Moral Panic About Trans Youth, School Boards Confront A Democratic Dilemma

In these battles over protecting the safety and rights of transgender kids, we’re confronted with the politics of questions that shouldn’t be political.

By David Shorr | January 31, 2024 12:46 p.m.

What Latest Polling Says About The Mood In Ukraine—And The Desire To Keep Fighting

By Gerard Toal | January 30, 2024 11:39 a.m.

A Western-Imposed Peace Deal In Ukraine Risks Feeding Russia’s Hunger For Land

By Elis Vllasi | January 29, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Michigan Selects Its Legislative Redistricting Commissioners The Way The Ancient Athenians Did

The Michigan experiment marks a departure from how redistricting has usually been done.

By John Rothchild | January 28, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Notoriously Conservative 5th Circuit Court Of Appeals Was Once A Leader In Expanding Civil Rights

By Jonathan Entin | January 27, 2024 9:00 a.m.

The Post-Jan. 6 Far Right Poses An Increasingly Severe Threat To The LGBTQ+ Community

By Jason Blazakis | January 26, 2024 9:00 a.m.

DeSantis’ Lackluster Campaign Unleashed Campaign Finance’s Nightmare Scenario

By Tom Moore | January 25, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Why Did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Have A Sealed-Off Emergency Exit In The First Place? The Answer Comes Down To Money

By Amy Fraher | January 21, 2024 9:00 a.m.

DeSantis Super PAC Is Breaking New Ground—And, Allegedly, Campaign Finance Law

DeSantis-linked super PAC broke new ground in pushing campaign finance rules in Iowa in support of a 2nd-place finish

By Barbara A. Trish | January 20, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Is The NRA Nightmare Almost Over?

Although he liked to portray the NRA as representing grassroots gun owners, LaPierre was a corporate lobbyist and his major clients were the corporations whose profits grow when there are few restrictions on the sale and ownership of guns and ammunition.

By Peter Dreier | January 19, 2024 1:29 p.m.

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