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South Carolina went 10 years without an execution. There’s no good reason for firing squads now
Mia Brett explains the legal history behind its decision.
Republican governors believe the working poor must be forced back to work. They are wrong
The working poor never wanted help to begin with, writes Issac J. Bailey.
There are two ways of reading Joe Manchin’s new voting-rights proposal. That’s probably by design
I still don’t think we have a Joe Manchin problem.
At least four justices want to overturn Roe
It’s that simple, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Trump’s ‘big lie’ is actually the GOP’s ‘long lie’
The attack on shared reality began in the 60s, says Magdi Semrau.
There’s just one reason to oppose a bipartisan commission to investigate the 1/6 insurgency
Are the House Republicans afraid of what it will find?
Moral people don’t draw attention to their virtue, but amoral people spend a lot of time sending signals
You don’t need a reason to wear a mask, but there are plenty.
For the GOP, terrorism is an option
When you’re God’s chosen, nothing matters and anything’s possible.
The pandemic expanded access to the abortion pill. Now anti-choice states are racing to catch up
Expect attempts to control the mail, writes Mia Brett.