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Britney Spears joins a long US history of eugenics and forced sterilization of those with disabilities
Buck v. Bell has never been overturned, writes Mia Brett.
With infrastructure deals in sight, the Democrats might save democracy without gutting the filibuster
In politics, sometimes The Solution is one of many.
Alabama district attorney aims to prosecute a woman for taking prescribed drug while pregnant
Another side of the war on women, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Republican-controlled state governments are in the early stages of forming their own thought police
Meanwhile, we’re busy defending critical race theory.
Black Americans and Americans of color have limited space in George Packer’s ‘Four Americas’
His essay in The Atlantic argues against itself, writes Magdi Semrau.
The ‘Tea Party’ is long dead, but a new fake ‘protest movement’ is in the making. See Loudoun County
Will the Washington press corps take notice? Probably.
Joe Biden has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to unite the working class in a global race against China
We now have a collective goal, writes Brandon Bradford.
Conservative Democrats keep telling stories about Republicans that Republicans keep blowing up
Will being made a fool change Joe Manchin’s mind? Probably.
Biden and Harris are wrong on the border
Pandering to lies serves no one, writes Richard Sudan
Meritocracy is the myth that binds us
Our society needs it, but the myth needs overhauling, writes Rod Graham