Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’ Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’
In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.
Sep 18, 2017 / Alina Cohen
The Children of the Arab Spring Are Being Jailed and Tortured The Children of the Arab Spring Are Being Jailed and Tortured
Yassin Mohamed has spent much of the last seven years in prison for the crime of protesting.
Sep 18, 2017 / Scott Long
How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore? How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore?
A panel on race and resistance in Trump’s America, featuring Alicia Garza, Walter Mosley, Steve Phillips, Joan Walsh, and Mark Hertsgaard.
Sep 15, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard
These Georgetown Students Fought Nike—and Won These Georgetown Students Fought Nike—and Won
For the first time ever, Nike signed a contract that ensures full, independent access for the Worker Rights Consortium—and it happened because of students.
Sep 15, 2017 / StudentNation / Daniel Luis Zager, Angeles Solis, and Sonia Adjroud
Can Congress Unravel the Trump-Russia Tangle? Can Congress Unravel the Trump-Russia Tangle?
Not if a renegade California Republican can stop it.
Sep 15, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants
As politicians debate the fate of Dreamers, we all need to join the fight.
Sep 15, 2017 / John Washington
Buddhists in Myanmar Are Unifying Behind a Deadly Nationalism Buddhists in Myanmar Are Unifying Behind a Deadly Nationalism
And Aung San Suu Kyi is refusing to condemn the resulting bloodshed.
Sep 15, 2017 / Francis Wade
Betsy DeVos Is Helping Education Profiteers Rip Off Students Betsy DeVos Is Helping Education Profiteers Rip Off Students
Left for dead under Obama, the industry is suddenly getting everything it wants.
Sep 15, 2017 / David Dayen
The CIA Director Just Bullied Harvard Into Throwing Chelsea Manning to the Curb The CIA Director Just Bullied Harvard Into Throwing Chelsea Manning to the Curb
Pompeo is a Koch-brothers puppet who is using his position to bully a principled whistle-blower.
Sep 15, 2017 / John Nichols
Opposition Candidates Win More Than 270 Seats in Moscow Municipal Elections Opposition Candidates Win More Than 270 Seats in Moscow Municipal Elections
The psychological effect of this small victory is great. It shows that acting in solidarity can have a real effect.
Sep 15, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina