Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS
The Dodgers great didn’t just break Major League Baseball’s color line. He was also an activist whose legacy reaches from Brooklyn to South Africa to Palestine.
Robert RossLabor Organizing
The Amazon Labor Union’s Historic Victory Was the First Step
But with the full support of the New York City labor movement and the broader community, the workers can win.
Jane McAleveyCorporations
Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions
And they don’t need Joe Manchin’s permission.
Nathan NewmanArmed Conflicts
Should NATO Exist?
David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defending themselves.
David Klion and Chase MadarWar in Ukraine
The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN
Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an impassioned speech—and the General Assembly revises its role.
Barbara CrossetteRussia's War in Ukraine Has Shattered the Old World Order
As a new Iron Curtain threatens to divide Europe, progressives must face the dangers of a resurgent militarism—and seize the opportunities to advance our priorities.
Michael T. Klare and The NationThe Little Picketers of Russia
The rules are simple: Create a small figure with a banner protesting the invasion, put it in a public place, and upload a photo.
Joy NeumeyerPolitics
Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives
With New York’s lieutenant governor out of action, the path to power for veteran activist Ana María Archila just got a lot easier. But only if supporters can raise the funds that will allow her to compete effectively.
Ross Barkan
Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions
And they don’t need Joe Manchin’s permission.
Nathan Newman
Donald Trump’s Continued Liberty Is an Affront to the Rule of Law
There is ample evidence that the former president has committed numerous crimes, so why is he still a free man?
Elie Mystal
Culture
Turning Theory Into Art
Anna Ostoya transforms Chantal Mouffe’s writing into collages, with the hope of making her ideas more available to the masses.
Jonah Goldman Kay
Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End?
A conversation with historian Gary Gerstle about understanding neoliberalism as a bipartisan worldview and how the political order it ushered in has crumbled.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Emily St. John Mandel’s Neatly Designed Worlds
Her new novel, a time travel story called Sea of Tranquility, presents a universe lacking in loose ends or messiness.
Sophia NguyenWorld
“He Just Shat All over Us”: Why Macron’s “Republican Front” Is Fraying
Macron aims to rally voters against far-right Marine Le Pen, but alienated parts of the coalition he needs to win may sit on the sidelines.
Cole Stangler
Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression
Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize this offense.
Philippe Sands and The Nation
Mali’s Violent, Authoritarian Turn
Malian soldiers and Putin-linked mercenaries massacred hundreds of people in the village of Moura.
Hannah Rae Armstrong
Watch and Listen
Listen: Anatol Lieven on How the Ukraine War Could End
Plus E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport on Universal Voting.
April 7, 2022
Listen: Why the Right Is So Mad About Trans Athletes
On this week’s Edge of Sports podcast, professor Cheryl Cooky discusses her op-ed that enraged the right.
April 5, 2022
