The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now

But US sanctions and Covid have kept the island in a vise only made worse by a dysfunctional economy and long overdue reforms.

The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents

No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.

A Cop Is Finally in Trouble for Using Excessive Force—Against Dogs

Why can’t we expect at least this much from the courts when it comes to Black people?

There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia

Much of the commentary since this month’s off-year elections in Virginia missed these key mistakes that Democrats made leading to losses up and down the ticket.

It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad

You’d think the wealthiest country in the world could supply its own population with drinkable water. But you’d be wrong.

Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”

A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.

If You Care About the Climate, Pay Attention to Koch Cash

The Regulatory Studies Center at George Washington University receives millions in Koch and ExxonMobil funding, using academic credibility to undermine environmental protections.

The Secrets of the So-Called “Havana Syndrome”

The injuries to US personnel are real, and the cause of the syndrome was not crickets—but excessive secrecy has frustrated investigators and hampered the victims’ efforts to understand this mysterious malady.

You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation

Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public.

Not Just a Kid From the Projects

I never got the quality education I deserved during elementary school. Now, I want to become a teacher to help other poor students fulfill their dreams.

In Resemblance of the Living

Alone I spirit myself away looking at the many flowers born on the balcony, certainly not thanks to me, the gardener was the wind. They skin me with precision, their beauty sinks in with the same noble knife used by the missing. I remember your...

Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks

The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor

Native American Heritage Month

Honoring Native land and Native peoples, every day.

Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police

But the activists’ vision of alternative policing lives on.

Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP

They should treat them as political arenas in which to fight—and win.

Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead

Though the politics of police reform have shifted since a year ago, the movement to find new ways to ensure public safety is winning a number of fights in cities across the country.

Infrastructure Bill Passes

Yes, Democrats improved their mid-term prospects. Those shovel-ready projects bring in votes— Assuming that enough back-ordered shovels Can get unloaded from the jammed up boats.

You Couldn’t Lose Me

It was like waking up in California— the awkward blossoms, the sky an aggressive blue. I remember the smell from your armpits, the greenhouse windows covered in white paint, where the air was heavy. The silver weeds. A small herd of farm animals...

Stay Outraged, Patriots!

Why run on policies when you can run on misplaced fury?

“Critical Race Theory” Is White History

Conservatives are rebranding an inclusive, honest accounting of American history as inherently anti-white.