If You Thought the Reproductive-Health Crisis in Texas Couldn’t Get Worse, Well… If You Thought the Reproductive-Health Crisis in Texas Couldn’t Get Worse, Well…
The state’s move to cut Planned Parenthood off Medicaid funding will further limit poor women’s access to care.
Oct 20, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Justin Trudeau Just Showed American Democrats How to Win the Next Election Justin Trudeau Just Showed American Democrats How to Win the Next Election
Promises to tax the rich and to make infrastructure investment a priority—along with an embrace of diversity—beat the right in Canada.
Oct 20, 2015 / John Nichols
Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid-1980s—and Denied It Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid-1980s—and Denied It
And thanks to their willingness to sucker the world, the world is now a chaotic mess.
Oct 20, 2015 / Bill McKibben
How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize
Keep the US military out of your country.
Oct 20, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon
Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America
Republicans will eventually have to reckon with a country that is more diverse, more compassionate and more progressive.
Oct 20, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country
The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror.
Oct 20, 2015 / Danielle Ryan
Fed-Up Refugees Are Actually Breaking Through Border Controls in the Balkans Fed-Up Refugees Are Actually Breaking Through Border Controls in the Balkans
“Today we said ‘enough’ and decided to march.”
Oct 20, 2015 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Never Mind the Civilian Casualties Never Mind the Civilian Casualties
Drones don’t!
Oct 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
October 20, 1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee Opens an Investigation of Communism in Hollywood October 20, 1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee Opens an Investigation of Communism in Hollywood
“The exposure of a few Communists in Hollywood seems hardly worth the price.”
Oct 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
How a Gentrification Scam Threatens New York’s Community Gardens How a Gentrification Scam Threatens New York’s Community Gardens
Shady developers know one easy way to build luxury condos: Claim ownership of communal land.