Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Apr 27, 2023

Dungeons & Dragons Is the Game We Need Now

Brynn Tannehill Apr 27, 2023

The nearly-50-year-old fantasy game used to be the primary domain of nerdy white cis guys. But with collaborative storytelling as its core, it has become more accessible, imaginative, and inclusive, making it more popular than ever.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 30, 2023

Real Journalists Don’t “Just Ask Questions”

Brynn Tannehill Mar 30, 2023

It may seem harmless, but “just asking questions” is a bad-faith, politically motivated media tactic that manipulates readers into buying a skewed worldview.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Who Is Fighting the Rise of Fascism in the U.S.?

Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Republicans are filing terrifying bills by the fistful every week. But that doesn't mean resistance is futile.

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Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Jan 12, 2023

The Moral Panic We Cannot Ignore

Brynn Tannehill Jan 12, 2023

Fascists rely on scapegoating and stoking imaginary fears. Now Republicans have focused their hatred on trans people to deflect attention from their destructive policies, and it could cost us lives.

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Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Sep 29, 2022

The Real Reason the GOP Opposes Forgiving Student Loans

Brynn Tannehill Sep 29, 2022

Republicans claim President Biden's modest student-loan forgiveness plan "isn't fair." Perhaps that is because its primary beneficiaries are Black students.

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Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Aug 4, 2022

Why Are America’s Bad Ideas So Popular?

Brynn Tannehill Aug 4, 2022

There’s building evidence that the U.S. creates legislation that is undeniably bad for most Americans. Yet the conservative superpower to convince the public otherwise has made harmful policy a benchmark of American governance.

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Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Jun 16, 2022

Dogs Really Are a Wonder

Brynn Tannehill Jun 16, 2022

For many people sharing their lives with dogs, they're more than just a pet. And that's just the way evolution wants it.

Photograph of people holding up signs that say "keep abortion legal" and "bans off my body" in front of the capitol, the image is shown three times.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill May 19, 2022

Abortion Rights Aren’t Coming Back

Brynn Tannehill May 19, 2022

Justice Alito's leaked draft goes a lot further than ending the right to an abortion. What can Democrats do to mitigate the damage?

A black book on top of a book white a blue and yellow cover, and other yellow and blue books in the background. A picture of a bombed building in Ukraine is in the background.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Apr 27, 2022

We Have a Lot to Learn From the War in Ukraine

Brynn Tannehill Apr 27, 2022

Putin may be losing the war militarily, but he very well might be winning in his battle against democracy here in the U.S. Here are some crucial takeaways.

A map of the United States which has states in red with anti-Transgender legislation. There are barbed wires over the illustration.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 15, 2022

Trans People Are in Grave Danger

Brynn Tannehill Mar 15, 2022

The GOP have focused their vitriol on the trans community, whom they depict as an existential threat to justify their plans to eradicate their existence from society. Sound familiar?

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