Society

Suffocating in Plastic

Suffocating in Plastic Suffocating in Plastic

Devoured by pollution

Jul 9, 2021 / OppArt / Glen Gerrard

MacKenzie Scott

Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire

With Bill Gates in disgrace, oligarchy's apologists have been pushing Scott as a replacement. But is Jeff Bezos's ex-wife really an improvement?

Jul 9, 2021 / Tim Schwab

Campaign poster for Kristin Richardson Jordan

Harlem Is Sending a Black Lesbian Democratic Socialist to the City Council Harlem Is Sending a Black Lesbian Democratic Socialist to the City Council

A radical poet and educator’s come-from-behind victory over a machine politician complicates the narrative that New York Black moderates rejected a left agenda.

Jul 8, 2021 / Joan Walsh

May in Stitches

May in Stitches May in Stitches

Recording recent history.

Jul 8, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Utopia

Why We Need the Utopian Imagination: Jeet Heer Why We Need the Utopian Imagination: Jeet Heer

Plus George Sanchez on LA’s Boyle Heights.

Jul 8, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Oriol Junqueras

Can Catalan Pardons Pave a Way Out of Spain’s Territorial Crisis? Can Catalan Pardons Pave a Way Out of Spain’s Territorial Crisis?

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez released nine Catalan independence leaders from prison. Is it a step toward a solution?

Jul 8, 2021 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech

Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech

The IOC’s efforts to stifle dissent have no place in a free society.

Jul 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old

The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old

It’s a war we were destined—and that we deserved—to lose.

Jul 7, 2021 / Alfred W. McCoy

Black Girls Matter

Black Girls Matter Black Girls Matter

Living while black.

Jul 7, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

honey baked ham made by the author

The Art of the Meal The Art of the Meal

Sharing recipes and dinner-plate photos was a balm for isolation, and a reminder that magic is made in breaking bread together.

Jul 7, 2021 / Mary Lewis

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