America’s Lapdog Britain Moves to Extradite Julian Assange America’s Lapdog Britain Moves to Extradite Julian Assange
If President Biden really cared about press freedom, he would have canceled the extradition request months ago.
Jun 24, 2022 / Peter Oborne
The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI
Declarations of sentience are wildly premature. But the dangers AI poses to labor are very real.
Jun 24, 2022 / Dwayne Monroe
The Radical History of the First Gay-Straight Alliance The Radical History of the First Gay-Straight Alliance
In 1972, high school students in New York City formed a revolutionary group that wanted power, not just pride.
Jun 24, 2022 / Anya Ventura
What Happens to Children Who Lose a Parent? What Happens to Children Who Lose a Parent?
A child with an incarcerated parent suffers disadvantages that are as bad, or worse, as those faced by a child with a parent who died.
Jun 24, 2022 / StudentNation / Ariana Torres, Chrisann Timbie, and Gaby Sierra
The Supreme Court Strips Us of Miranda Warnings The Supreme Court Strips Us of Miranda Warnings
Today, Justice Alito ruled that you have constitutional rights, but no right to know what they are.
Jun 23, 2022 / Elie Mystal
What the Hand-Wringing Over a “Backlash” to Feminism Gets Wrong What the Hand-Wringing Over a “Backlash” to Feminism Gets Wrong
Yes, we’re facing new opposition after a wave of progress. But we can’t afford—and don’t deserve—despair.
Jun 23, 2022 / Joan Walsh
People Who Have Abortions vs. the Police People Who Have Abortions vs. the Police
It’s time to pick a side.
Jun 23, 2022 / Renee Bracey Sherman
Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers
Not even Biden’s own Labor Department believes that the administration’s proposal to bring in more seasonal farm labor will improve working conditions.
Jun 23, 2022 / David Bacon
Sarah Posner on White Evangelicals and the January 6 Insurrection, Plus Joan Walsh on Sex Ed Sarah Posner on White Evangelicals and the January 6 Insurrection, Plus Joan Walsh on Sex Ed
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, discussions on religion’s role in the riots and the “parental rights” movement.
Jun 23, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Abortion Involves Killing–and That’s OK! Abortion Involves Killing–and That’s OK!
To be pro-choice is to be against forced life.
Jun 22, 2022 / Sophie Lewis