A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile
Do the problems that beset us, so similar to those that plague our Chilean brothers and sisters, not cry out for a radical reimagining of who we are?
Oct 26, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman
Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7
The centrist filmmaker captures the drama of the 1960s, but tries too hard to make radicals palatable to contemporary liberals.
Oct 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue
The United States should take a long look at UN guidance on police reform in post-conflict countries.
Oct 2, 2020 / Dreisen Heath
Who Will Stand Up for Black Women? Who Will Stand Up for Black Women?
While we exist within a culture that demeans us, a labor market that devalues us, and a political climate that disregards us, this nation still depends on us.
Oct 2, 2020 / Rhea Boyd
We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election
As the threat grows, the question becomes, what will we do to resist?
Sep 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Justice for Breonna Taylor Justice for Breonna Taylor
We’ve been telling you we can’t breathe, so we knew not to hold our breath. Yet due process is something that never seems to come due for us.
Sep 29, 2020 / Charles Booker
After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War
But when the smoke cleared, the Party of God was in the midst of an existential political crisis.
Sep 1, 2020 / Jesse Rosenfeld
The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started
As Black people fight for our lives, white supremacists reach for their guns—and white allies go soft.
Aug 31, 2020 / Elie Mystal
US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents
Hacked documents from the early weeks of the ongoing protest movement illustrate one of Black Lives Matter’s central observations: Policing in the United States functions as a mili...
Aug 28, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
Swelling Protests in Belarus Signal a Possible Revolution of Love Swelling Protests in Belarus Signal a Possible Revolution of Love
The women’s solidarity protests have been in the streets since the August 9 election demanding honest elections and condemning police violence and torture.
Aug 18, 2020 / Nasta Zakharevich