Society

Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are?

Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are? Why Doesn’t the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are?

The court’s conservative justices are opposed to vaccine “mandates” not because they’re anti-vax but because they’re anti-labor.

Jan 10, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Japan Liberal Democrat Election

Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism Japanese Women Are Fighting Back Against Pervasive Sexism

The pay gap between men and women in Japan is nearly 25 percent.

Jan 10, 2022 / Christine Levy

December 2022

December 2022 December 2022

End of year, day by day.

Jan 10, 2022 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Schumer, Biden, and Pelosi

Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster

In the case of voting rights legislation, the filibuster is not applicable, or even relevant.

Jan 10, 2022 / Herman Schwartz

US-virus-HEALTH-vaccines

The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron

With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.

Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney

David Brooks on Meet The Press

When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump? When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump?

The New York Times columnist’s nostalgia whitewashes a nastier and much more consequential history.

Jan 10, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

How racism, negligence, and a politically connected medical provider turned homelessness into a capital crime.

Jan 10, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell

Remembering 1/6

Remembering 1/6 Remembering 1/6

Fire this time. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 3.

Jan 7, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Jarvis Masters

Free Jarvis Jay Masters! Free Jarvis Jay Masters!

It’s long past time for California Governor Gavin Newsom—and the mainstream media—to take up the cause of a man who is almost certainly innocent of the crime that landed him on San...

Jan 7, 2022 / Tom Gogola

Oil Companies Have Known for Decades

Oil Companies Have Known for Decades Oil Companies Have Known for Decades

They’ve promoted climate change doubt and we all pay.

Jan 7, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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