Henry Kissinger’s Malevolent Influence Will Be With Us Long After He’s Gone Henry Kissinger’s Malevolent Influence Will Be With Us Long After He’s Gone
Kissinger’s brand of realpolitik was delusional, amoral, and ruthless—and it persists today.
Sep 6, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Yes, the US Is the Best Country in the World—at Being Terrible Yes, the US Is the Best Country in the World—at Being Terrible
USA! USA!
Jul 27, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism
What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence.
Jul 4, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off? Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off?
The nonprofit-industrial complex would have you believe they do.
Apr 28, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable
A permanent cohort of people without housing has come to seem like a natural part of American life.
Mar 22, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change
After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.
Feb 8, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War
Unlike the rest of the world, we have “Constitutional rights,” which apparently include the right to commit war crimes with impunity.
Jan 10, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself
The strategy that failed in California in 1996—bringing out unlikely voters in communities of workers and people of color—succeeded in Nevada in 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
We Still Need Electoral Organizing We Still Need Electoral Organizing
Preserving some form of democratic government two years from now depends in part on keeping Republicans from taking over Congress this year.
Jul 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
The Growing Campus Gender Gap The Growing Campus Gender Gap
Why are there fewer men than women in college today?
Jun 14, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon