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Why do conservatives hate inclusiveness?

2 years 3 months ago
Over at National Review, Luther Ray Abel jokingly says that Illinois has the ugliest flag in creation. But: The second-most-hideous ensign, the so-called Pride flag, deserves more consideration because of its actively chimeric nature. The multivarious sexual and racial political interests represented in its horizontal bar and leftward-marching chevron were recently unveiled at a NASA ...continue reading "Why do conservatives hate inclusiveness?"
Kevin Drum

Imagining the Good Life

2 years 3 months ago
A series of essays makes the case that breaking free from neoliberalism must present a clear vision to fulfill Americans’ psychic longing for community, stability, and control.
Shahrzad Shams

Looking Across

2 years 3 months ago
A political prescription for breaking free from neoliberalism and getting to the good life
Maurice Mitchell

Psychological Reparations

2 years 3 months ago
Investments to repair racial harms are critical. But so is paying attention to the inner lives of Black Americans.
Riana Elyse Anderson

How Missouri mushroom hunters can help scientists document fungi DNA

2 years 3 months ago
Missouri is going through what some are calling a "shroom boom." We talk to Missouri Mycological Society’s Mike Snyder about why there's so much fungi interest, his journey to loving mushrooms, and how Missourians can help document -- and even discover -- species of fungi through DNA samples. We also meet Indiana mushroom researcher Steve Russell, founder of Mycota Lab. The lab is trying to document all macrofungi in participating states, including a recent expansion to Missouri.

Health update

2 years 3 months ago
The radiation treatments for my prostate cancer will begin on July 1 and continue every weekday through August 7. That's it. That's the update. POSTSCRIPT: And I get tattoos! For real. A series of dots on my groin that help guide the radiation beam. ANOTHER POSTSCRIPT: My pre-treatment testosterone level is 375, right in the ...continue reading "Health update"
Kevin Drum

Supreme Court rejects abortion pill case; no change in Missouri

2 years 3 months ago
On Thursday, local advocates on both sides of the abortion issues are speaking out after the United States Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone. While abortions are still illegal in Missouri, the local Planned Parenthood office said the ruling is a win.
Mallory Thomas