Human rights

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women The Anti-Abortion Movement Weaponizes Women Against Women

Anti-abortion women perpetuate the idea that women’s lives are about deference and self-sacrifice. But women must help one another see ourselves as human first.

May 27, 2022 / Column / Nicole Nehrig

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.

May 16, 2022 / Editorial / Elie Mystal

The Right Targets Queer Theory

The Right Targets Queer Theory The Right Targets Queer Theory

Christopher Rufo, the man behind the moral panic over “critical race theory,” has fabricated another foe. 

Apr 19, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault with The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School

Residencias de la Memoria

Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History

Chile has a new leader and a bright future. But a country in which 44 percent of the electorate voted for an admirer of Pinochet is in need of as many obstacles to forgetting as po...

Jan 27, 2022 / Editorial / Ariel Dorfman

Screens Stock Image

When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages When Big Brother Is Your Boss: The Rise of Surveillance Wages

Everything the Internet knows about you may end up being used against you by your employer.

Jan 5, 2022 / Zephyr Teachout

Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela

Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021 Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021

Celebrated in death by his former foes, Archbishop Tutu had the gift not just of courage and righteousness but also of timing.

Dec 31, 2021 / Mark Gevisser

Memorial Society Supporter

The Russian Supreme Court Moves to Shut Down a Prominent Human Rights Group The Russian Supreme Court Moves to Shut Down a Prominent Human Rights Group

Despite what may seem like a hopeless situation, Memorial has refused to give up.

Dec 31, 2021 / Finley Muratova

Ubai al-Aboudi

The Israeli Firm NSO—Makers of Pegasus Spyware—Must Be Banned The Israeli Firm NSO—Makers of Pegasus Spyware—Must Be Banned

And why the Biden administration has taken unprecedented action against a company with such deep ties to the Israeli government.

Dec 3, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis and Omar Barghouti

“The Worst Prison in New York State”

“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”

The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.

Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law

Oil Refinery

Youth and Age Unite to Demand That Banks Stop Lending to Big Oil Youth and Age Unite to Demand That Banks Stop Lending to Big Oil

When both ends of the age spectrum come together, bankers had better pay attention.

Oct 22, 2021 / Column / Bill McKibben and Vidya Muthupillai

x