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Pro-life demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 1, 2021. The Supreme Court is set to hear challenges to Texas' restrictive abortion laws. - The conservative-majority US Supreme Court hears challenges on Monday to the most restrictive law passed since abortion was made a constitutional right nearly 50 years ago -- a Texas bill that bans a woman from terminating a pregnancy after six weeks. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The war against abortion pills

Chris Ahlbach
"The People's Convoy" truck headed toward the Kremlin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A "Freedom Convoy" we can all support

Kirk Swearingen
Amy Coney Barrett, Ben Shapiro and Ron DeSantis (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Return to bad days: GOP force a do-over

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump silhouette over COVID-19 spores (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What broke us: COVID or Trump?

Heather Digby Parton
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Gas pump in gas station (Getty Images/MR.WUTTISAK PROMCHOO)

The flammable politics of gas prices

Eve Andrews - Grist
A Ukrainian serviceman helps evacuees gathered under a destroyed bridge, as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. - Ukraine dismissed Moscow's offer to set up humanitarian corridors from several bombarded cities on March 7, 2022, after it emerged some routes would lead refugees into Russia or Belarus. The Russian proposal of safe passage from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy had come after terrified Ukrainian civilians came under fire in previous ceasefire attempts. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

How racism colors Ukraine coverage

Chauncey DeVega
Evacuees cross a destroyed bridge as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. - Ukraine dismissed Moscow's offer to set up humanitarian corridors from several bombarded cities on Monday after it emerged some routes would lead refugees into Russia or Belarus. The Russian proposal of safe passage from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy had come after terrified Ukrainian civilians came under fire in previous ceasefire attempts. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

We don't see all refugees the same way

Jonas Ecke - Common Dreams
Bella Heathcote as Andy Oliver, Toni Collette as Laura Oliver in "Pieces of Her" (Netflix)

“Pieces of Her's” mother art monster

Alison Stine
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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

There is no “Putin wing” of the GOP

Amanda Marcotte
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Putin is losing the social media war

Brian Karem
Ukrainian veterans of the 'Azov' volunteer battalion attend a rally dedicated to the Volunteer Day in honor of volonteer fighters who joined Ukrainian Army at a war conflict at eastern the country regions, in downtown of Kyiv, Ukraine, on 14 March, 2020. Several thousands Ukrainians including servicemen, volunteers and their supporters marched in central of Ukrainian capital despite the ban on holding mass events because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Are neo-Nazis fighting for Ukraine?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The Dropout | The Thing About Pam | Super Pumped (Photo illustration by Salon/Beth Dubber/Hulu/Skip Bolen/NBC/Elizabeth Morris/SHOWTIME)

It's a--hole season on TV

Melanie McFarland
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in "Don't Look Up" (Niko Tavernise/Netflix)

We need fictional "green" role models

Denise Baden - The Conversation
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys (L) and Joe Biggs (R) gather outside of Harry's bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

How DOJ is nuking the GOP's Jan. 6 lies

Amanda Marcotte
Former US Attorney General Bill Barr (Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Bill Barr's redemption tour goes bust

Heather Digby Parton
Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS could let the GOP rule forever

Gaby Goldstein, David Daley
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Sen. Rick Scott (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GOP violent rhetoric keeps getting worse

Chauncey DeVega
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in "Killing Eve" (Parisa Taghizadeh/BBCA)

“Killing Eve” and the adorable assassin

Alison Stine
Sylvia Plath seated in front of a bookshelf (Getty Images/Bettmann)

Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage

Jason Miller - The Conversation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis | A huge multi-colored flag flies over Ocean Drive as people participate in the Pride Parade, during the Miami Beach Pride Festival, in Lummus Park, South Beach, Florida on September 19, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP revives deadly "gays recruit" myth

Amanda Marcotte
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A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce on July 26, 2014. | A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a damaged residential block hit by an early morning missile strike on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In war, there are no "worthy" victims

Chris Hedges
Donald Trump | A group of truck convoy headed to Washington D.C. to from Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States on February 23, 2022 to protest vaccination mandates and in solidarity for Canada. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It's a grift: Truckers too scared for DC

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO HQ on December 3, 2019 in Watford, England. (NATO handout via Getty Images)

Trump's NATO rant was a sneak peek

Heather Digby Parton
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video)

"Mrs. Maisel" and her anti-apology

Alison Stine
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