Politics

Youth Mental Health

What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?

Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted.

Sep 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Eshaan Mani

People protesting a planned Pride month assembly argue with counterprotesters outside Saticoy Elementary School in Los Angeles, Friday, June 2, 2023.

The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA

I’m a public school parent. I shouldn’t have to spend my time fighting these violent, bigoted extremists.

Sep 12, 2023 / Daisy Gardner

First Amendment, Amendment?

First Amendment, Amendment? First Amendment, Amendment?

Bite your tongue!

Sep 12, 2023 / OppArt / Peter O. Zierlein

Steve Kornacki.

“Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics

In their attempt to serve as objective purveyors of fact and reason, Steve Kornacki, Nate Silver, and other data nerds are misleading the left-liberal electorate.

Sep 12, 2023 / Leif Weatherby

This Advocate for Abortion Rights Is Running for Mississippi Attorney General

This Advocate for Abortion Rights Is Running for Mississippi Attorney General This Advocate for Abortion Rights Is Running for Mississippi Attorney General

Challenging the Republican who took the Dobbs case to the Supreme Court, Greta Kemp Martin champions civil rights, worker rights, and reproductive rights.

Sep 12, 2023 / John Nichols

A soldier prepares to launch a drone in Afghanistan.

As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce

After decades of asymmetrical warfare, Americans have lost touch with the humanity of civilians forced to endure the extreme violence of our “mistakes.”

Sep 12, 2023 / Maha Hilal

The Abortion Rights Movement’s Unresolved Question

The Abortion Rights Movement’s Unresolved Question The Abortion Rights Movement’s Unresolved Question

Ballot measures represent the greatest hope for restoring abortion access in many red states. Should they replicate Roe v. Wade, or aim for something better?

Sep 12, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

US President Joe Biden

Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic

Don't wet your bed. Organize!

Sep 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

La Moneda on fire

50 Years After “the Other 9/11”: Remembering the Chilean Coup 50 Years After “the Other 9/11”: Remembering the Chilean Coup

Some personal reflections on history, memory, and the survival of democracies.

Sep 11, 2023 / Ariel Dorfman

An air raid test at a school in Newark, N.J., 1952.

Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear? Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear?

A conversation with Samuel Moyn about the Cold War’s profound and negative influence on the liberal worldview and his new book, Liberalism Against Itself.

Sep 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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