“I am not a traitor”: Reality Winner explains why she leaked a classified document  —  A story about someone named Reality Winner has got to start with the name.  Her father, playing on the family name, explained he wanted “a real winner.”  And so, Reality.

Harris plots her next, more aggressive, volley in the abortion fights  —  More overt politicking would be an extension of the post-Roe portfolio she's been crafting.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and her team plan to hit the campaign and fundraising circuit in an aggressive bid …

‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — At a recent gathering of abortion rights canvassers in a strip-mall office in this Kansas City suburb, a hand-lettered sign on the wall summed up the confusion …

Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists  —  Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts”, state media said on Monday, the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades.  —  Sentenced to death in January …

GOP plots Fauci probe after midterms  —  Congressional Republicans are eagerly floating investigations into Anthony Fauci and the Biden administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic if they win back control of the House or Senate in the midterm elections.

We Can't Afford Not to Prosecute Trump  —  We all learn from failure.  —  Our mistakes become the bridge to our successes, teaching us what works and what doesn't, so that the next time we muster the will to try, we'll succeed.  —  But nefarious actors can also learn from failure.

The Claremont Institute triumphed in the Trump years.  Then came Jan. 6.  —  After Trump helped revolutionize Claremont from a minor academic outfit to a key Washington player, the think tank is facing blowback for standing by lawyer John Eastman after he counseled Trump on overturning the 2020 election.

Don't Blame Dostoyevsky  —  Culture, too, is a casualty of war.  After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainian writers called for a boycott of Russian music, films, and books.  Others have all but accused Russian literature of complicity in the atrocities committed by Russian soldiers.

Under attack by AIPAC, Jewish congressman turns to progressive allies  —  AIPAC's Super PAC, United Democracy Project, has spent $3.3 million against Rep. Andy Levin in recent weeks  —  Andy Levin, a two-term Jewish congressman from Detroit, is getting help from his progressive allies …

The Four Stages of Republican Misinformation  —  The right has a tested formula to brainwash its base.  From the Big Lie to attacking a 10-year-old rape victim, here's how they do it. … If a 10-year-old girl cannot escape the cruel machinery of the right-wing disinformation network …

An ‘imposter Christianity’ is threatening American democracy  —  (CNN)Three men, eyes closed and heads bowed, pray before a rough-hewn wooden cross.  Another man wraps his arms around a massive Bible pressed against his chest like a shield.  All throughout the crowd, people wave “Jesus Saves” …

Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change  —  Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon.  Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they're being auctioned off for drilling.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War  —  For 80 days, at a sprawling steelworks, a relentless Russian assault met unyielding Ukrainian resistance.  This is how it was for those who fought, and for those trapped beneath the battlefield.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Mississippi Fires Lawyer Trying to Recoup Misused Welfare Funds  —  The lawyer had issued a subpoena that could reveal details about the involvement of a former governor and a football star in the scandal.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  ATLANTA — A lawyer working …