The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal
Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration.
Jan 4, 2023 / Walden Bello
How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red
The pillaging of Black communities in pursuit of the Black dollar is part of the premise of building wealth in America.
Jan 4, 2023 / Anthony Conwright
Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology
The new Italian government’s culture war looks less like populism of the right and more like the same old blaming of capitalism’s victims.
Jan 2, 2023 / David Broder
The Rev. William Barber II Delivers a Moral Call for Peace The Rev. William Barber II Delivers a Moral Call for Peace
We desperately need a cease-fire and negotiations to end the brutal Russian war in Ukraine today.
Dec 31, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
We Lost Barbara Ehrenreich in 2022, but We Can’t Lose Sight of Her Visionary American Socialism We Lost Barbara Ehrenreich in 2022, but We Can’t Lose Sight of Her Visionary American Socialism
She drew from Debs and historic radical traditions, yet the author and activist was no nostalgic. She modernized the message for the 21st century.
Dec 30, 2022 / John Nichols
The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion”
While Knives Out was a brilliant inversion of the class politics of an Agatha Christie whodunit, the sequel wants to have it both ways.
Dec 29, 2022 / Ethan Iverson
What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet
There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.
Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll
Poor People Have the Power to Transform America Poor People Have the Power to Transform America
As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?
Dec 26, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Los Angeles’s State of Emergency Los Angeles’s State of Emergency
Newly elected Mayor Karen Bass has vowed to take action over the spiraling homelessness crisis. It’s crucial that the city succeed.
Dec 23, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract
The union’s concessions may be too much for the rank and file of the biggest strike in the country to swallow.
Dec 22, 2022 / Sammy Feldblum and Lavanya Nott