Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July
John Quincy Adams warned on July 4, 1821, that the US should speak "the language of equal liberty, of equal justice, and of equal rights"—not of empire. He was right.
Jul 4, 2023 / John Nichols
Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution
In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.
Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry
The court's conservatives used a case literally based on a homophobe’s fantasies to blow a huge hole in our antidiscrimination laws and revive the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
You Know the Drill You Know the Drill
A student-created art installation at Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY, by PICA, led by artist-educa-tor Nicky Enright, in collaboration with the Soul Box Project, a national in...
Jul 3, 2023 / OppArt / Projects in Contemporary Art
America’s Youth Have a Problem America’s Youth Have a Problem
According to over a dozen student journalists, these are some of the most important issues facing the US, including climate change, health care, child labor, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Jul 3, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action
After a devastating Supreme Court decision, the House member and veteran educator has a plan that brings essential perspective to the defense of race-conscious admissions.
Jun 30, 2023 / John Nichols
Mermaid Pride! Mermaid Pride!
Gay Pride month swims at Coney Island.
Jun 30, 2023 / OppArt / Sabrina Jones
A Citizen’s Charter for Democracy and Independence A Citizen’s Charter for Democracy and Independence
On the 52nd anniversary of Public Citizen.
Jun 30, 2023 / Ralph Nader
For Queer Starbucks Workers, Pride Month Is Strike Month For Queer Starbucks Workers, Pride Month Is Strike Month
LGBTQ employees say that things are getting worse and worse at Starbucks—and they've had enough.
Jun 30, 2023 / Eloise Goldsmith and Rohan Montgomery