Women’s March in Brooklyn 2021

Roe V. Wade is under dire threat... AGAIN!

New York City’s State of Permanent Crisis

How New Yorkers trying to ward off catastrophe paved the road to the privatized city.

No, We Don’t Have to Pick Just One Policy to Help Kids and Families!

And if Senator Joe Manchin is really pushing this, he should apologize to his West Virginia constituents—and the country.

America as a “Shining City on a Hill”—and Other Myths to Die By

Time to begin the dirty, essential work of undigging our history, before it kills us all.

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Holding Up the Democratic Agenda

Party leaders are caving to corporate pressure and ceding ground on an already dangerously low budget proposal.

How America Learned to Outsource Its Dirtiest Work to the Least Powerful

A conversation with author Eyal Press about the men and women who do this country’s most maligned jobs and the psychic toll it takes on them.

Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits”

Clinic staff are “very worried” about the stability of their jobs, explained one provider. And turning away patient after patient is taking its toll.

Big Tobacco Got Caught in a Lie by Congress. Now It’s the Oil Industry’s Turn

The CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron face a Capitol Hill hearing on their climate crisis lies—will it mirror the downfall of big tobacco?

Breaking Glass: Curriculum “Diversity” and Its Discontents

On teaching literature and the limits of representation.

George Floyd, Born This Day in 1973

Memorials created after his murder by police in 2020.

The Unsure State of Asian America

A conversation with Jay Caspian Kang about how the term “Asian American” became “mostly meaningless.”

Primary Kyrsten Sinema

She’s actively alienating the very voters that make up the coalition that elected her.

Democrats Are Ready to Abandon Black Voters, Again

The data scientist David Shor is urging Democrats to dump their racial justice message if they want to maintain any power. That’s a terrible idea.

I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance

As a military spouse, I’ve been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.

America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants

Recent images of Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitians have sparked outrage, but the US has been rounding up, detaining, and deporting asylum seekers from Haiti for decades.

A September to Remember

Embroidering recent history.

Extreme Inequality Fuels the Rigged World Economy Shown in the Pandora Papers

The United States now rivals the Cayman Islands and European protectorates as an international tax haven.

Women Yell Things to Me. But They’re All Compliments.

Ever since I let my hair go to its natural white, I’ve gotten only positive feedback, especially from women. My conclusion? Representation matters—for older women, too.

Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit

In the lead-up to COP26, the Swedish activist talked about Biden’s climate plan, the media’s responsibility, and what gives her hope.

Biden Wants Tuition-Free Community College. What's Next?

The president's free college plan is a great first step. Here's what else we can do to Build Back Better