At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage
The movement that helped end Roe is embracing a political strategy that wraps the demonization of trans people in the innocuous-sounding catchphrase “parental rights.”
Sep 22, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
This Might Be the Most Important Election You Haven’t Heard About This Might Be the Most Important Election You Haven’t Heard About
Elections in Slovakia usually don’t get much attention. But this one could hold crucial lessons about the staying power of Trumpist politics around the world.
Sep 22, 2023 / Emily Tamkin
Fed Up With the Homelessness Crisis, the Sacramento County DA Sues the City Fed Up With the Homelessness Crisis, the Sacramento County DA Sues the City
Can DA Thien Ho’s lawsuit force cities to more effectively confront a growing humanitarian catastrophe?
Sep 22, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
Rupert Murdoch Leaves News Corp on His Own Terms Rupert Murdoch Leaves News Corp on His Own Terms
And that’s a disgrace.
Sep 21, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Farewell to a Poor Bastard Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery.
Democrats Can Stand Up for Trans Kids—and Win Democrats Can Stand Up for Trans Kids—and Win
Here’s why the party shouldn’t be scared to speak up for trans rights.
Sep 21, 2023 / Pamela Shifman
Atom Bombed Atom Bombed
Since 1946, this threat has endangered our planet.
Sep 21, 2023 / OppArt / Anthony Freda
Trump and the Auto Strike—Plus, the Politics of Insecurity Trump and the Auto Strike—Plus, the Politics of Insecurity
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Nelson Lichtenstein analyzes the politics of the UAW strike, and Astra Taylor talks about “manufactured insecurity.”
Sep 21, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
In the Country of the Blind In the Country of the Blind
A conversation with Andrew Leland about his provocative new book about vision loss, disability politics, and the ways in which blindness looms large in our cultural imagination.
Sep 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Kolb