How Much Longer Can We Keep Doing This Without a Vaccine? How Much Longer Can We Keep Doing This Without a Vaccine?
All parents are struggling during the pandemic, but those with kids too young to be vaccinated are barely holding on.
Jan 21, 2022 / Regina Mahone
Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights
Biden forced the Republicans, and two Democrats, to go on record saying voting rights don’t matter—or at least, not more than preserving the filibuster.
Jan 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
We Don’t Need Better Missiles—We Need Disarmament We Don’t Need Better Missiles—We Need Disarmament
Our generals know one word, and it’s not “win”—it’s more.
Jan 21, 2022 / William Astore
On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights
Unite Here Local 11 has repeatedly reached out to Kyrsten Sinema to express deep dismay at the prospect that the several voter protection bills circulating in D.C. won’t pass in th...
Jan 21, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State
The problem in the Senate runs deeper than Sinema and Manchin. It’s an unrepresentative chamber that must be made more representative.
Jan 21, 2022 / John Nichols
Terry Teachout and the Last of the Conservative Critics Terry Teachout and the Last of the Conservative Critics
He was a generation younger than Joan Didion and her cohort of critics who got their start at National Review. With his death, their strain of criticism seems not only rare but per...
Jan 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina
District maps approved by the Republican-dominated state legislature disadvantage black communities. Locals are trying to change that before the next Census.
Jan 20, 2022 / Khalil Abdullah
Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out
While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.
Jan 20, 2022 / Tara García Mathewson
Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch
Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been?
Jan 20, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt