‘I Came With a Calling’: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin ‘I Came With a Calling’: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin
The writer died this week, at 88.
Jan 24, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
#MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’ #MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’
The “enthusiastic consent” standard imagines a future in which pressure and coercion aren’t part of bad sex at all.
Jan 24, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
The US Has Military Bases in 80 Countries. All of Them Must Close. The US Has Military Bases in 80 Countries. All of Them Must Close.
US bases are wreaking havoc to the health and well-being of communities across the world.
Jan 24, 2018 / Alice Slater
A New Clock Starts for a DACA Deal, but Time’s Already Running Out A New Clock Starts for a DACA Deal, but Time’s Already Running Out
Immigrant-rights activists are angry at the Democrats over the shutdown deal.
Jan 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Tell Congress: No More Deals Without the Dream Act Tell Congress: No More Deals Without the Dream Act
You can also help find progressive women who want to run political campaigns.
Jan 23, 2018 / NationAction
Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks
Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.
Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers
The Dollar Bail Brigade has freed 78 people and grown into a network of more than 600 volunteers.
Jan 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir
What the Egyptian Revolution Can Offer #MeToo What the Egyptian Revolution Can Offer #MeToo
I helped protect women from assault during the protests—those experiences can benefit feminists all over the world.
Jan 22, 2018 / Yasmin El-Rifae
Donald Trump Is Not a Stable Genius, but You Should Be Donald Trump Is Not a Stable Genius, but You Should Be
New habits for another year under the Trump administration.
Jan 22, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously) The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously)
The team referred to as Team Trump is far more complicated than its critics would admit.
Jan 22, 2018 / Dave Zirin