Society

Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion

Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion

In spite of having made up my mind, I still had to face unnecessary barriers in order to access medical care that I could have received online and by mail.

May 16, 2022 / Larada Lee-Wallace

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.

May 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal

abortion rights roe activism

6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe” 6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe”

We can win this eventually, but despair will make it harder. Just concentrate on what you can do now.

May 16, 2022 / Katha Pollitt for The Nation

After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up

After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up After Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing: Israel’s Propaganda Machine Ramps Up

The Israeli response to the murder of the beloved journalist has been woefully predictable—a combination of denying, lying, and obfuscating.

May 15, 2022 / James Zogby

Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media

Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media

A conversation with journalists Laura Flanders, Sara Lomax-Reese, and S. Mitra Kalita about the future of Black and brown media organizations.

May 13, 2022 / S. Mitra Kalita, Sara Lomax-Reese, Laura Flanders, Lizzy Ratner, and D.D. Guttenplan

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“The New York Times” Has Badly Lost Its Bearings “The New York Times” Has Badly Lost Its Bearings

Its next editor, Joe Kahn, needs to get it back on course.

May 13, 2022 / Dan Froomkin

Midge Decter speaking a lectern

Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach

The obituaries for the founding mother of neoconservatism fail to give a sense of how vile her opinions really were.

May 13, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Supreme Court

The American Justice System Has Failed Us All The American Justice System Has Failed Us All

As Americans watch from the sidelines, the courts and the legal system continue to visibly fumble in the dark for legitimacy of any sort.

May 13, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

So You Want to Reduce Crime?

So You Want to Reduce Crime? So You Want to Reduce Crime?

What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)

May 13, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Food giveaway at Valley Park Church - during the Coronavirus pandemic

California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry

A report shows that 45 percent of the state’s undocumented residents are facing food insecurity, mostly children.

May 13, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

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