Society

Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice

Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice

Critics of a San Francisco school’s decision to paint over art forget that people of color have a bright future, not just a tragic past.

Jul 9, 2019 / Jennifer Wilson

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Civility in Crisis Civility in Crisis

Won't somebody think of the border agents?

Jul 9, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Women's March, Washington DC

Supermajority Aims to Amplify Women’s Voices Across Race, Class, and Generation Supermajority Aims to Amplify Women’s Voices Across Race, Class, and Generation

The new activist group is building on the inspiring energy of progressive women in the Trump era.

Jul 9, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

It is one of the deepest commitments of our Constitution and a radical tool for democratizing America.

Jul 9, 2019 / John Nichols

The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida

The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida

Anna Eskamani was devastated by the Pulse nightclub shooting—but she took that anger and used it to fuel her successful run for office.

Jul 9, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants

‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants ‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants

Not qualifying for regular dialysis in most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure are forced to live in constant agony.

Jul 8, 2019 / Eilís O’Neill

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media ‘Mad’ Magazine Told the Truth About War, Advertising, and the Media

An obituary for America’s greatest and most influential satirical magazine.

Jul 8, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Megan Rapinoe and team

The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is

This World Cup has demonstrated on the largest possible stage the competing forms of patriotism that exist in the United States.

Jul 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Draw Them One at a Time

Draw Them One at a Time Draw Them One at a Time

Artists focus on the children in the camps. An ongoing online project.

Jul 8, 2019 / OppArt / Chuck Todd, Dan McConnell, Steve Brodner, Ed Hall, and Ivan Ehlers

Migrants crossing through Agadez

What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger

Overnight, an EU-backed law criminalized the main source of income in the city of Agadez. It didn’t stop migration, but it wrecked the economy.

Jul 5, 2019 / Rémi Carayol

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