Society

Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller

Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller

In Honey, the novelist offers a different take on the campus satire.

Sep 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

UC Berkeley will inevitably be behind the defeat or victory of Proposition 40.

Sep 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Joseph Burney

We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History

We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History

Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. In reality, it didn’t go far enough, and the backlash to it has been brutal.

Sep 9, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold On to His Seat?

Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold On to His Seat? Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold On to His Seat?

He’s the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate race, and his state is ground zero for the new Jim Crow attacks on voting rights.

Sep 9, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh

The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident.

The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident. The Amazing Movement Against Data Centers. Plus, How to Be a Dissident.

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Wallace-Wells analyzes the new form of protest in America, and Ami Fields-Meyer explains how dissident leaders and movements arise. Is…

Sep 9, 2026 / Podcast

COINTELPRO Is Back

COINTELPRO Is Back COINTELPRO Is Back

How Homeland Security has adopted the COINTELPRO playbook.

Sep 8, 2026 / Betty Medsger

Flying Kites in Gaza

Flying Kites in Gaza Flying Kites in Gaza

Children continue to die though media attention fades.

Sep 8, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read

Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read

The Florida Senate candidate responded to Republican book-banning schemes by opening a bookstore.

Sep 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

A Starbucks strike in New York City, 2025.

The Making of the Millennial Working Class The Making of the Millennial Working Class

A new book follows a rising generation of labor organizers as they attempt to unionize their workplaces.

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Alex Press

A parade of Jewish Bundists on May Day.

The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism The Bund and the Radical History of Jewish Anti-Zionism

Molly Crabapple’s Here Where We Live Is Our Country revisits the past of the Jewish Labor Bund and considers what it might mean for our future.

Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

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