For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers
Diaper need can worsen everything from children’s sleep to parents’ mental health. Now, the Administration for Children and Families will give out $8 million to start addressing it...
Sep 28, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey
The championship coach could not offer even a nod of solidarity to her former player languishing in a Russian prison.
Sep 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin
We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing
The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much.
Sep 28, 2022 / Helen Benedict
Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil
Brazil’s “Tropical Trump” says “only God will remove me” if he loses Sunday.
Sep 28, 2022 / John Nichols
The US Military Is the Enemy of Climate Mitigation The US Military Is the Enemy of Climate Mitigation
Our military alone surpasses the total national emissions of Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia combined.
Sep 28, 2022 / Stan Cox
Trump’s Judges Are Just Getting Started Trump’s Judges Are Just Getting Started
On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, Linda Hirshman discusses how the reactionary courts could block progressive governance.
Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them
Regulations to combat a severe drought in California are being used to control prisoners under the auspices of conserving water, people inside San Quentin say.
Sep 27, 2022 / Olivia Heffernan and Steven Brooks
The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come
Extreme weather will put a strain on global water supplies.
Sep 27, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...
Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland
Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Letters: Shinzo Abe’s Legacy
Readers offer further insights on the former Japanese prime minister's vexed relationship with history.
Sep 27, 2022 / Our Readers