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Kristi Noem
January 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Pick Kristi Noem Stumbles Big-Time on One Simple Question
Donald Trump has pushed the concept of “migrant crime,” and Noem has been quick to hop on board.
January 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Homeland Security Pick Is Happy to Start War on Disaster Aid
Kristi Noem wouldn’t commit to stopping Donald Trump from conditioning disaster funds.
November 18, 2024
Timothy Noah
When the Press Says “Fiery” It Means “Insane”
With the president-elect choosing his rogues’ gallery of future appointees, the political press is really wearing out its go-to synonym for crazy.
February 10, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans Are Already Trying to Pass as Many Anti-Trans Bills as Possible in 2022
Over a dozen states are currently considering anti-LGBTQ laws.
October 6, 2021
Timothy Noah
South Dakota Is a Moral Sewer and Should Be Abolished
Governor Kristi Noem isn’t the problem. The other Dakota is a make-believe state devoted to the preservation of wealth dynasties, and it should just go away.
November 17, 2020
Nick Martin
Kristi Noem’s War on Tribal Sovereignty Is Going to Get People Killed
The Republican governor has fueled South Dakota’s pandemic spiral, and she’s trying to take tribal nations down with her.
May 29, 2020
Nick Martin
The Racist Gatekeepers of American Land
From segregated lakes to Christian Cooper, white supremacy has long dictated access and safety in public green space and nature.
March 11, 2020
Nick Martin
Legal Weed Is the Next Tribal Sovereignty Test
Welcome to a green reservation in a red state.
November 19, 2019
Nick Martin
Locking People Up: South Dakota’s On It
South Dakota's viral meth prevention campaign masks a punitive, racist reality.
November 5, 2019
Nick Martin
States Are More Worried About Pipeline Protesters Than Spills
The latest Keystone pipeline leak is one of many: The U.S. averages one crude oil spill every other day.
January 17, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Paul Ryan's Orphaned Roadmap
December 30, 2010
Alexander C. Hart
Game of Chicken
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