The School Board Culture War The School Board Culture War
Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.
May 20, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls
It will be a battle with 50 different fronts.
May 16, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield
Nurses Are Fighting Back—but the Nightmare Continues Nurses Are Fighting Back—but the Nightmare Continues
Despite a wave of strikes spurred by the pandemic, they are still working in unsustainable conditions and hospitals are dangerously understaffed.
May 10, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert
United States to Refugees: Don’t Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor! United States to Refugees: Don’t Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor!
Putting out the welcome mat for white Christians—while slamming the door in the faces of other migrants—is an American tradition.
May 9, 2022 / Feature / David Nasaw
The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom
Washington elites are ignoring history when they try to spin this war to restore faith in US leadership.
Apr 28, 2022 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
It’s Woody Guthrie’s World. We Just Live in It. It’s Woody Guthrie’s World. We Just Live in It.
A new show at the Morgan Library illuminates the legendary folk singer’s jam-packed life.
Apr 25, 2022 / Feature / Gene Seymour
Sex, Death, and Empire: The Roots of Violence Against Asian Women Sex, Death, and Empire: The Roots of Violence Against Asian Women
The line from America’s earliest empire in the Philippines to Japan, Korea, Vietnam—and anti-Asian violence at home—is straight, clear, and written in blood.
Apr 18, 2022 / Feature / Panthea Lee
The Color of Water The Color of Water
In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of the California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.
Apr 16, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon
Shrinking the Economy to Save the World Shrinking the Economy to Save the World
The degrowth movement argues that the only way toward an ecologically sustainable world is to redirect economies away from market imperatives.
Apr 11, 2022 / Feature / Kyle Paoletta
Kathy Hochul Is the Un-Cuomo Kathy Hochul Is the Un-Cuomo
New York’s accidental governor has a centrist past, but many progressives say we shouldn’t give up on her just yet.
Apr 5, 2022 / Feature / Joan Walsh