Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It. Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It.
The early GOP 2024 presidential candidates are mum about the insurrection and who was behind it.
Mar 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!
The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.
Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin
Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades
Johnson has a chance to renew the promise of progressive politics in the city—just like Harold Washington did 40 years ago.
Mar 2, 2023 / John Nichols
Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis
Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.
Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism
Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.
Feb 24, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force
De-escalation would enhance public safety.
Feb 21, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style
Lori Lightfoot’s tenure as the city's mayor could be coming to its natural end.
Feb 17, 2023 / J. Duncan Moore Jr.
After Another Police Killing in Chicago, We Need to Focus on Care, Not Cops After Another Police Killing in Chicago, We Need to Focus on Care, Not Cops
Officers in Chicago killed Isidro Valverde and then lied about it—part of a pattern at CPD. We must reallocate excessive police funding to build systems of supportive care.
Feb 17, 2023 / Rossana Rodriguez and Eric Reinhart
Even After a Landmark Bill, the Fight for Prison Phone Justice Isn’t Over Even After a Landmark Bill, the Fight for Prison Phone Justice Isn’t Over
The FCC needs to understand its landmark mission.
Feb 15, 2023 / Wanda Bertram
The Movement to Close Singapore’s Death Row The Movement to Close Singapore’s Death Row
Singapore tries to keep foreigners out of its politics but not out of the noose.
Feb 15, 2023 / M. Jesuthasan