The Incredible Cynicism of GOP Support for #FreeBritney
Britney Spears's struggle is against patriarchal control and economic exploitation — which are core Republican values.
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In Brazil, There’s a Legal Term for What Britney Spears Says Is Happening: Sexual Violence
In Brazilian and international law, the rights of disabled people over their reproductive systems are clear.
At 245, America Is Old Enough to Be Honest About Its Founding
The Declaration of Independence's clause about "merciless Indian Savages" and its deleted passage on slavery say a lot about us.
Farewell to Donald Rumsfeld, Dreary War Criminal
Rumsfeld managed to do terrible things throughout his life while remaining tremendously banal.
Miami Building Collapse Shows Tragic Costs of Neoliberal Deregulation
From London's Grenfell fire to Miami’s Champlain Towers South, politicians need to be held to account for gutting regulations that could mitigate disasters.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Universities That Teach Anti-Racism
DeSantis signed a law to track political beliefs at universities — and threatened budget cuts for those he doesn't like.
Hospitals Already Had a Nurse Staffing Crisis. Then Covid-19 Came Along.
Studies have reported a link between staffing shortages and higher rates of hospital-acquired infections.
Tucker Carlson Distorted My Reporting in His Latest Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory
Yes, the FBI used stings to entrap Muslims after 9/11. But there's no evidence the U.S. Capitol riot was the FBI's idea.
I Visited a Chinese Lab at the Center of a Biosafety Debate. What I Learned Helps Explain the Clash Over Covid-19’s Origins.
We should let science and evidence prevail while recognizing that science, like other disciplines, is shaped by competing interests.
The G7 Upheld Vaccine Apartheid. Officials From the “Global South” Are Pushing Back.
A summit of government ministers is trying to tackle the inequities of Covid-19 vaccine distribution that could cost millions of lives.