A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below
Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.
Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU
The European Union requires the country to strengthen human rights. But leading up to Tbilisi Pride Fest, members of the ruling party continued to dehumanize LGBTQ residents.
Aug 4, 2023 / StudentNation / Jade Lozada
Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough
Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.
Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg
Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship
Anthropologist Esther Newton and artist Holly Hughes tell Laura Flanders how they’ve flourished through decades of culture wars.
Aug 3, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Personhood and Humanity Personhood and Humanity
Ubuntu “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu” (Zulu) means that a person is a person through other people.
Aug 3, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas
There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment
Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson makes a notable cameo in the 45-page document.
Aug 3, 2023 / John Nichols
The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions
I witnessed the death of Jemaine Cannon. I was horrified.
Aug 3, 2023 / J.C. Hallman
The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed
Women are finding camaraderie in the unlikeliest of places at a time when the forces of sexism, homophobia, and transphobia are strong and emboldened.
Aug 3, 2023 / Moira Donegan
For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail
The indictment Jack Smith brought against Donald Trump is strong. The only question is whether the former president can outrun the charges long enough to win reelection.
Aug 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy
Politics / August 2, 2023 Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy A hyper-partisan conservative majority that almost helped Trump try to steal the…
Aug 2, 2023 / John Nichols