Gay Pride Versus ‘Gay Propaganda’ Gay Pride Versus ‘Gay Propaganda’
In Russia, activists struggle against rising homophobia and a government crack down on LGBT rights.
Jun 28, 2013 / Alec Luhn
This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute examines the unfinished—and widely forgotten—agenda of the March on Washington fifty years ago.
Jun 28, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
What’s Next for the LGBT Movement? What’s Next for the LGBT Movement?
With victory in the fight for marriage equality in sight, what should LGBT activists focus on now?
Jun 27, 2013 / Urvashi Vaid, Lisa Duggan, Tamara Metz, and Amber Hollibaugh
Molon Labe! Molon Labe!
An arrest in Minnesota, a police tasering in New Hampshire, a July 4 march on Washington—and the angry-white-man efflorescence the media should be tracking.
Jun 27, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Marry The Movement! Marry The Movement!
SONG, Southerners on New Ground, reacted to the decisions from the Supreme Court this week by releasing what they call their ‘love song’ to their friends and allies in ...
Jun 27, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Outside the Texas Death Chamber Outside the Texas Death Chamber
As Kimberly McCarthy was put to death—the 500th Texas prisoner executed since 1982—protesters and crime victims alike came to bear witness.
Jun 27, 2013 / Alex Hannaford
The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
Close encounters of the lower-tech kind.
Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin
Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings
Hundreds celebrated the overturning of DOMA and the dismissal of Proposition 8.
Jun 26, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter
On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children
Fighting back against the GOP's all-out assault on reproductive rights.
Jun 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment
Amending the Constitution will be difficult—but it is necessary.
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols