Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change
Democrats would be wise to ignore much of the punditry’s pearl-clutching about being too bold.
Sep 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over
1994 saw one of the most significant indigenous rebellions of the 20th century. Today, their political experiment continues.
Sep 9, 2019 / Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers
When Are Gratuities Gratuitous? When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?
Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.
Sep 6, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis
CNN’s climate change town hall was a good moment for activists—and a rough one for the Democratic front-runner.
Sep 5, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?
Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...
Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher
The Green New Deal Is Cheaper Than Climate Change The Green New Deal Is Cheaper Than Climate Change
The economic cost of allowing temperatures to rise even a couple of degrees above that target is simply staggering.
Sep 4, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day
Lend your voice to the struggles of home care workers and food-service workers, then respond to the Odessa shooting.
Sep 4, 2019 / NationAction
The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain
With Brexit, Britain is facing down a regressive, authoritarian, oligarch-backed far-right political project.
Sep 3, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class
When an affluent, young, white quarterback walks away, it rips the mask off the race and class dynamics of the league.
Sep 3, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking
The Washington Post is feeding into Trump’s agenda by turning fact-checking into an ideological weapon.
Sep 3, 2019 / Jeet Heer