In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy
These legislative assaults constitute the spear tip of a nation within a nation, threatening the foundations of democracy.
Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Nan D. Hunter
The Conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska The Conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska
The Polish activist became the first person in Europe to be convicted for helping another woman get an abortion—and galvanized a movement behind her.
Jun 23, 2023 / Feature / Rebecca Grant
Abortion Any Time Isn’t Just a Rallying Cry—It’s True Reproductive Freedom Abortion Any Time Isn’t Just a Rallying Cry—It’s True Reproductive Freedom
A year after the fall of Roe, affordable, meaningful access to abortion throughout pregnancy remains an indispensable goal of reproductive justice for all.
Jun 23, 2023 / Feature / T.S. Mendola
“The Message They’ve Received Is That You Don’t Deserve to Be Cared For”: Life on the Abortion Borderland “The Message They’ve Received Is That You Don’t Deserve to Be Cared For”: Life on the Abortion Borderland
Patients seeking abortions are flooding across state lines—while anti-abortion activists try to shut clinics down.
Jun 23, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield
How Freddie Mac Helps Private Equity Profit From Tenant Misery How Freddie Mac Helps Private Equity Profit From Tenant Misery
Overloaded with debt, with maintenance and repairs cut back to the bone, tenants are being bled dry to make millions for speculators—with a crucial assist from the Federal Home Loa...
Jun 13, 2023 / Feature / Eileen Markey
The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, these fighters were neo-Nazis. They still are.
Jun 13, 2023 / Feature / Lev Golinkin
The Democrat Taking Back Wisconsin The Democrat Taking Back Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler has taken the party’s operation out of the backrooms and into the streets.
Jun 12, 2023 / Feature / John Nichols
Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying? Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying?
In a country that treats disabled people like expensive burdens and that teaches people to hate and fear disabilities, activists argue that true bodily autonomy is not possible.
May 31, 2023 / Feature / Sara Luterman
What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of? What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of?
They are afraid of readers—especially young readers—learning the truth about humans, about American history, about, perhaps, their own lives.
May 30, 2023 / Feature / Jane Smiley
The Takeover of Shasta County The Takeover of Shasta County
In the quiet California region, extremists have infiltrated local government. Is it a new blueprint for the right?
May 30, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky