The Abita Mystery House is the Weird America I Love
By the roadside in Abita Springs, Louisiana, a museum of the strange and wonderful awaits.
You’re Not Angry Enough About Homelessness in America
Homelessness is increasingly caused by soaring rents and low wages, not laziness or personal failures. The solution is strong government intervention to house everyone and to end landlords’ control over our lives.
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How To Keep The Truth Alive
In the age of deepfakes and brazen lies, we need to figure out who we can trust. Credible media institutions are more crucial than ever.
The Sad World of Republican Congressional Podcasts
I sat through every single podcast hosted by a Republican member of Congress so you don’t have to. You’re welcome, I think.
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The Right’s Cruelty to Immigrants Is Psychopathic by Nathan J. Robinson
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Trump’s Scorched Earth Environmental Policies Will Harm Us All by Martha Molfetas
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The Lobbyists Fighting To Defend Animal Cruelty by Joey Schnide
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The Forgotten Classics of Michael Cimino by Ciara Moloney
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Why Are We Still Subsidizing Fossil Fuels? by Nicholas Rogerson
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Richard Wolff on Capitalism, Trump’s Tariffs, and a Dying Empire by Current Affairs
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An Illegal and Indefensible Attack by Nathan J. Robinson
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Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Is Just What The Left Needed by Nathan J. Robinson
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How We Stopped Caring About “Selling Out” by Emily Topping