Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us
Celebrities like Killer Mike and Jay-Z equate black ownership with liberation—but you can’t end racial inequality with consumerism.
May 22, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II? What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II?
The new Covering Climate Now project will help media “tell the story so people get it.”
May 22, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Bill Moyers
A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger
The Hindu nationalist party ran a hate-filled campaign and now seems poised to return to power with a terrifying mandate.
May 21, 2019 / Ruchira Gupta
Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction
Can we act in time to avoid the worst?
May 21, 2019 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: Fight Back Against Abortion Bans Take Action Now: Fight Back Against Abortion Bans
Sign petitions, host fundraisers, and learn about the next steps in the fight against the anti-choice movement.
May 21, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
New Orleans Argues Whether an All-Charter City Can Be Truly Democratic New Orleans Argues Whether an All-Charter City Can Be Truly Democratic
Can a locally elected school board bring accountability to the city’s charter schools, or will it give an upper hand to well-connected parents?
May 21, 2019 / Emmanuel Felton
Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right
Fighting climate change now polls as a top priority among European voters—while most far-right leaders are climate denialists.
May 20, 2019 / Paul Hockenos
Why Fascists Storm Bookstores Why Fascists Storm Bookstores
A spate of attacks from DC to Berkeley show how far the right will go to shut down free expression.
May 20, 2019 / Elizabeth King
The Political Power of the Green New Deal The Political Power of the Green New Deal
Climate activists are pushing Democratic candidates to give voters “something worth voting for.”
May 17, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers
For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.
May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett