Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate
With most Italians exhausted by the status quo, the far right is likely to be the biggest winner in Sunday's elections.
Sep 22, 2022 / David Broder
Holding Back the Tide of Water Privatization Holding Back the Tide of Water Privatization
Three public water activists say privatization is not the answer to our infrastructure woes.
Sep 22, 2022 / Q&A / Hadas Thier
Remembering Ying Lee Remembering Ying Lee
Looking back at the life of a trailblazing activist and Berkeley’s first Asian American city council member.
Sep 21, 2022 / no-paywall / David Bacon
We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion
But we can’t let TERFs hijack the conversation. Luckily, there’s an easy solution!
Sep 21, 2022 / Back Talk / Alexis Grenell
Sinking Before Our Eyes Sinking Before Our Eyes
Democracy under siege.
It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools
The Republican Party has won rural America by fanning the flames of the culture war. But by taking a match to public schools, it may have finally gone too far.
Sep 20, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA
Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.
Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
The Coup Next Time The Coup Next Time
The hard right is grooming the military and law enforcement for insurrection.
Sep 19, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate
J.D. Vance's contortions and Lindsey Graham’s blundering press conference show that the abortion issue has become a quagmire for the right.
Sep 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer