The Gates Foundation Avoids a Reckoning on Race and Power The Gates Foundation Avoids a Reckoning on Race and Power
Can philanthropy decolonize? Only if wealthy donors grapple with the difference between giving away money and actually sharing power.
Oct 6, 2021 / Feature / Tim Schwab
Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today
In spite of the the pleas of Representatives Cori Bush and Emmanuel Cleaver, Governor Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to Ernest Johnson.
Oct 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez
The Pandora Papers Reveal How the Superrich Shaft the Rest of Us The Pandora Papers Reveal How the Superrich Shaft the Rest of Us
A just-released “Panama Papers on steroids” shows how the US has become a major tax haven and destination for illicit wealth.
Oct 5, 2021 / Chuck Collins
Pramila Jayapal’s Perfect Pitch Pramila Jayapal’s Perfect Pitch
The Congressional Progressive Caucus chair is standing firm against Manchin, Sinema, and corporate “centrists,” and winning accolades as a master negotiator.
Oct 5, 2021 / John Nichols
The American Empire Is Unwinding The American Empire Is Unwinding
A sprawling military network across 4 million square miles and 560 million people in the Middle East undermines goals of security and stability.
Oct 5, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum
There is a vaccine war underway, and it’s not clear who will win.
Oct 5, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage
The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.
Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
Somebody Should Probably Do Something Somebody Should Probably Do Something
But why break tradition, you know?
Oct 5, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery
The historian and politician helped transform how several generations understood 18th- and 19th-century history.
Oct 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne