Drought Takes Hold of California Drought Takes Hold of California
As the recall election nears, rising heat and access to water may become defining political issues for the state.
Jul 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The End of the Veiled Prophet The End of the Veiled Prophet
After over a century, the unelected mascot of St. Louis is finally losing its place in public life.
Jul 9, 2021 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
How Labor Can Win at the Bargaining Table How Labor Can Win at the Bargaining Table
A new report from Berkeley is a rare piece of good news for American labor—and a bracing reminder of what real organizing looks like.
Jul 8, 2021 / Sam Gindin
‘What Would It Mean to Think That Thought?’: The Era of Lauren Berlant ‘What Would It Mean to Think That Thought?’: The Era of Lauren Berlant
Four writers on the legacy of Berlant’s thinking both in the academy and in public life.
Jul 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Judith Butler, Maggie Doherty, Ajay Singh Chaudhary, and Gabriel Winant
Harlem Is Sending a Black Lesbian Democratic Socialist to the City Council Harlem Is Sending a Black Lesbian Democratic Socialist to the City Council
A radical poet and educator’s come-from-behind victory over a machine politician complicates the narrative that New York Black moderates rejected a left agenda.
Jul 8, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Can Catalan Pardons Pave a Way Out of Spain’s Territorial Crisis? Can Catalan Pardons Pave a Way Out of Spain’s Territorial Crisis?
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez released nine Catalan independence leaders from prison. Is it a step toward a solution?
Jul 8, 2021 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech
The IOC’s efforts to stifle dissent have no place in a free society.
Jul 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old
It’s a war we were destined—and that we deserved—to lose.
Jul 7, 2021 / Alfred W. McCoy
Eric Adams Won as a Centrist, but Bold Progressives Took the Other 2 Citywide Contests Eric Adams Won as a Centrist, but Bold Progressives Took the Other 2 Citywide Contests
Important victories for progressives Jumaane Williams and Brad Lander, along with key council candidates, are a reminder that New York voters can produce multiple mandates.
Jul 7, 2021 / John Nichols