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September 21, 2022

Most Republicans Support Declaring the United States a Christian Nation

Stella Rouse and Shibley Telhami Politico

New polling shows the appeal — and limits — of a Christian nationalist message.

September 21, 2022

Killed for Walking a Dog

By Peter Sagal. Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen The Atlantic

The mundanity and insanity of gun death in America

September 21, 2022

How To Beat a Book Ban: Students, Parents and Librarians Fight Back

Adam Gabbatt The Guardian

As rightwing campaigns for censorship sweep the US, opponents are finding ways to keep books on the shelves

September 21, 2022

Illinois Is Eliminating Cash Bail. To Hysterical Conservatives, It’s the End of the World.

Akil Vicks Jacobin

Cash bail creates a two-tier justice system where freedom belongs to those who can afford it. For poor people, Illinois’s new bail reform bill is a step toward justice. For melodramatic conservatives drowning in propaganda, it’s right out of a horror film.

September 21, 2022

How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country

Alexandra Alter The New York Times

Maia Kobabe’s book, “Gender Queer,” was the most banned book in the U.S. in 2021, a year in which bans and challenges soared.

September 21, 2022

Home Depot Workers in Northeast Philly Petition To Unionize, in What Could Be a National First

Max Marin and Robert Moran The Philadelphia Inquirer

Workers at a Home Depot store in Northeast Philadelphia have filed paperwork to unionize — launching an unexpected campaign that, if successful, could mark the largest collective bargaining unit to date at any branch of the global home improvement retailer.

September 21, 2022