In Search of Self-Destruction on an Oil Rig

Tabitha Lasley’s Sea State is an intimate and blistering memoir of a writer’s life amidst the UK’s offshore natural gas industry.

In This Latest Covid Surge, Americans Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet Without Sick Leave

With the country in the throes of the deadliest Covid wave yet, American workers are back to having no federally mandated paid sick leave.

Why Wishful Thinking on Covid Remains As Dangerous as Ever

Pundits urging us to treat Covid “like the flu” or pushing “the urgency of normal” are just variations of the siren song of surrender to needless death and preventable disease.

The Police State Is Failing Officers Too

Alternatives to policing are critical to the health and safety of both overpoliced people, historically and predominantly Black and brown, and the police themselves.

The 2 Pandemics Ravaging America

They’re both taking our country apart at the seams.

Hang-Ups

Supreme injustice.

Don’t Sleep on the January 6 Committee

I’d like it to be more public and to have more hearings. But it’s finding devastating evidence that Trump and friends broke the law.

Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?

The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.

Undocumented Students Still Need Support

The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Norman Mailer Wasn't Canceled

What’s most striking about the Mailer contretemps is how it embodies so many aspects of the current discourse around cancel culture and free speech.

A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia

Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black, Indigenous, and low-income communities.

Truth, Knowledge… ACTION!

The American Museum of Natural History addresses American history.

Brian Flores Levels a Lawsuit Against the NFL for Discriminatory Practices

Everyone associated with the NFL should find the same courage as the former Miami Dolphins head coach—or the league will fall back into its racist sloth.

Will the Gates Foundation’s Board Ever Hold Bill Accountable?

Though described as “strong independent voices,” the new board members all have financial ties to the Gates Foundation.

Nature on the Political Chopping Block

Inaction on climate and we all pay the price.

The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight

A 2015 agreement between Russia and Ukraine can provide the best chance at a lasting peace.

The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca

Eighty-four years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.

The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia

This country’s security agencies continue their laser focus on monitoring Muslim Americans, even as they grossly underestimate the threat from white supremacists.

Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook

The former president’s promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists recalls the fascist’s strongman tactics.

Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava

The Kurdish people have sacrificed 13,000 lives in the fight against ISIS. Progressives should support their effort to build a secure base for direct democracy, feminism, and pluralism.