American Bankruptcy Law Already Undercuts Accountability for Police Misconduct American Bankruptcy Law Already Undercuts Accountability for Police Misconduct
And the Supreme Court may be about to make the situation worse.
Jun 19, 2024 / Melissa B. Jacoby
A Message From 1930: Zion Cannot Be Built on Bayonets A Message From 1930: Zion Cannot Be Built on Bayonets
A hope for a more just future echoes across the decades from the pages of The Nation magazine.
Jun 19, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
How the 1960s Ended—and the Unending War in Gaza How the 1960s Ended—and the Unending War in Gaza
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Francine Prose talks about her memoir 1974, and Hussein Ibish explains why neither Hamas nor Israel want a cease-fire.
Jun 19, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The civil rights icon preached that God believed “that people should be fed, that people should have access to life, that people should be treated equally and justly.”
Jun 19, 2024 / John Nichols
The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy
The president’s muddled policy course in the Middle East is angering voters across the political spectrum—and it could usher Trump back into the White House.
Jun 19, 2024 / David Klion
Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It
Trump frequently uses majority-Black cities as synecdoches for urban doom, political corruption and American decline.
Jun 18, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Contextual Bodies Contextual Bodies
Self-portraits juxtaposed on images sourced from the criminology records of Cuba aim to dismantle entrenched stereotypes and societal biases tethered to black masculinity and crimi...
Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Esteban Jiménez Guerra
Mexico’s First Woman President Mexico’s First Woman President
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first female president, in a historic landslide win.
Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects workers who need to take time off to have an abortion. But now a Louisiana judge has eliminated that provision for anyone living in Missi...
Jun 18, 2024 / Bryce Covert
Trump’s Going to Hate Milwaukee Even More After Its Voters Crush Him in November Trump’s Going to Hate Milwaukee Even More After Its Voters Crush Him in November
The Republican nominee called the city hosting his party’s convention “horrible.” Just wait until Milwaukeeans get to show him how they feel about that.
Jun 18, 2024 / John Nichols