Society

Bernie Sanders & Kristin Gillibrand Medicare for All

Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message

Single payer is essential, but most voters still don’t get that.

Jun 6, 2019 / Colin McAuliffe

Refugee child in Hungary

Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis

The alternative is the death of millions and a world fractured by nationalism.

Jun 6, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Former Vice President Joe Biden

When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists

The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.

Jun 6, 2019 / Jonathan Kozol

Rosalie Fish

Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing

The track-and-field runner from Washington State caused photos of her to go viral, to raise awareness about a “genocide” against Indigenous women. 

Jun 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

It’s Time to Move on From Mueller It’s Time to Move on From Mueller

Mueller doesn’t want to testify, and the public wants Democrats to focus on the issues that matter to them.

Jun 5, 2019 / Aaron Maté

An Immigration Policy That Kills

An Immigration Policy That Kills An Immigration Policy That Kills

Mounting deaths of children held by ICE.

Jun 5, 2019 / OppArt / Randall Enos

Airport line

The Haves and Have-Nots of Big Data The Haves and Have-Nots of Big Data

A “global firewall” is redrawing lines between countries—and people.

Jun 5, 2019 / Matthew Longo

Migrants in New Mexico

A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care

In a disturbing pattern, ICE won’t even count Johana Medina Leon’s death among those that occurred in its custody.

Jun 4, 2019 / Nathan Craig and Margaret Brown Vega

Nancy Pelosi

3-D Chess? We Just Want Nancy Pelosi to Connect the Dots. 3-D Chess? We Just Want Nancy Pelosi to Connect the Dots.

Progressives shouldn’t believe in unknowable plans on faith.

Jun 4, 2019 / Elie Mystal

On Marshawn Lynch: Radical Iconoclast

On Marshawn Lynch: Radical Iconoclast On Marshawn Lynch: Radical Iconoclast

Filmmaker and author David Shields talks about his new documentary on Marshawn Lynch.

Jun 4, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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