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  The Super Bowl Exposed the Brutality of America’s Class Divide
  by Alex Skopic Sports
  
  For the Super Bowl, New Orleans forced unhoused people into a grim warehouse—and paid a private contractor $17.5 million for it—while billionaires’ superyachts floated on the Mississippi. How much longer will we tolerate this obscene inequality? Read the article ›
2. 2
  How Ta-Nehisi Coates Helped Me See Palestine
  by Etienne C. Toussaint Israel/Palestine
  
  On “The Message,” a trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the moral duty to break the silence. Read the article ›
3. 3
  As Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?
  by Ralph Nader Politics
  
  Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. Read the article ›
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Articles by Rachel Cohen

The DOJ Was A Political Weapon Long Before Trump

October 05, 2026

Trump has abused the Justice Department, but he isn’t the first one. The rot was there all along.

by Rachel Cohen

Why I’m Not Paying My Federal Taxes This Year

March 17, 2026

I would rather take the risk than knowingly fund our government’s despicable actions.

by Rachel Cohen