Forgive Humans, Not Oil Companies

It might seem like prison abolition and fossil fuel abolition have nothing in common, but they couldn’t be more related.

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has used comic books to fight for a ban on land mines and brought the Grateful Dead to the Senate Dining Room.

In Guns We Trust

Dollar values.

George Packer’s Liberal Faith

In his new book, Packer returns to his theme of liberalism in crisis and in need of renewal.

The COP26 President Fights Back Tears as the Summit Comes to a Close

The Glasgow climate pact keeps the hope of 1.5 alive, barely.

The Face of the New French Right

The pundit Éric Zemmour is leading a confident and radicalized conservative movement.

White People Explain Racism to Me

I’ve lived my whole life as a Black man in America, but every day I have to contend with some white person schooling me on what is and isn’t racist.

COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress

The UN climate conference’s agreement acknowledges several key issues for the first time—but doesn’t do enough to address them.

Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic

Sahl diagnosed the disease of America in 1967 as “right-wing social democracy,” an ideology that is fine with war.

Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World

But there’s already a solution.

The Silence of the Fairlambs

Enjoy! Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 8.

The Mess Democrats Are In

If they fail to get their act together, they will suffer a defeat in the midterms that increases the likelihood of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

West Hollywood Just Won the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country

The ordinance could—and should—serve as a template for wage protections and working conditions for low-wage workers across the country.

Migration

Taking to the streets, with artivism.

The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished

The Senate is a deeply undemocratic institution where white power thrives and the popular will goes to die.

Youth Activists Fight for Their Future at COP 26

On emissions targets, on funding to developing nations, and on phasing out fossil fuels, youth are demanding that COP26 deliver.

There's No Second Amendment on the South Side of Chicago

Why public defenders are standing with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association in the Supreme Court.

Fossil Fuel Companies Owe Reparations to Countries They Are Destroying

Who pays for “loss and damage” is in vogue at COP26, but the authors of the climate emergency are still escaping accountability.

We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril

The survival struggles of the poor and dispossessed have long been both a spark for social, political, and economic change in this country.

The Democratic Party's "Failed Promises" to Immigrants

Democrats are poised to blow their last chance to establish protections for undocumented immigrants, an issue they’ve campaigned on for decades.