Human Rights Day Is Every Day Human Rights Day Is Every Day
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. It consists of 30 articles affirming an individual’s rights.
Dec 10, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice
British scholar Priyamvada Gopal discusses the hidden histories of anticolonialism.
Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever
After narrowly winning Kentucky’s gubernatorial race, Democrat Andy Beshear will restore the vote to 100,000 ex-felons and end cruel workfare requirements for Medicaid recipients.
Dec 10, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them Quebec’s Religious-Symbols Ban Hurts Women—and Everyone Who Depends on Them
A law that blocks teachers and other workers from wearing garments like the hijab is forcing many to choose between faith and financial stability.
Dec 10, 2019 / Nora Loreto
How the Labor Movement Built New York How the Labor Movement Built New York
Dec 10, 2019 / Nick Juravich
The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment
The case against Trump must not be limited to Ukraine, as independent representative Justin Amash reminds Democrats.
Dec 9, 2019 / John Nichols
RIP, World Trade Organization? RIP, World Trade Organization?
The United States was hostile to the WTO for years. Then came Donald Trump.
Dec 9, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker
Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak
Far from being the only hope against Donald Trump, the former New York mayor embodies another strand of authoritarian politics.
Dec 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Whose Name Is on the Bullet? Whose Name Is on the Bullet?
Deaths mount, yet the NRA pushes guns.
Dec 9, 2019 / OppArt / Clay Bennett
Why Abortion Doulas Matter, Even When We’re Just Showing Up Why Abortion Doulas Matter, Even When We’re Just Showing Up
Doulas not only support people having abortions but also demystify abortion in the wider world.
Dec 9, 2019 / Alice Markham-Cantor