Gender and Sexuality

This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left

This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left

In 2015, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa became the city’s youngest alderman. Then he really began breaking ground.

Jul 13, 2017 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Anti-deportation protest

Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors

The administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants is pushing women into the shadows.

Jul 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Young Black Girls

Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters

A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.

Jul 6, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

40 Strangers. 50 Questions.

40 Strangers. 50 Questions. 40 Strangers. 50 Questions.

What happens when complete strangers are asked questions about life, love, and discrimination?

Jun 30, 2017 / Robert Greenwald

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Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue

Not that unpopular… Subject, verb… violence… DNC MIA… Applause for Merkley… Perriello: promise and peril… Thoughtful space… Top keavy…

Jun 29, 2017 / Our Readers

Local concerned citizens gather to protest the current health care bill being considered in the Senate with a

Take Action Now: Keep Up the Fight to Save Our Health Care Take Action Now: Keep Up the Fight to Save Our Health Care

We need to fight until the cruel Republican “health-care” bill is defeated for good. 

Jun 27, 2017 / NationAction

Grace Paley’s Crowded World

Grace Paley’s Crowded World Grace Paley’s Crowded World

In her life, as in her writing, the boundaries between the personal and the political were remarkably porous.

Jun 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty

Seattle Storm players

The Seattle Storm and Planned Parenthood Break New Ground The Seattle Storm and Planned Parenthood Break New Ground

The WNBA franchise is standing with Planned Parenthood.

Jun 26, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison

Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison

Decades later, a Supreme Court ruling could give them their freedom.

Jun 21, 2017 / Feature / Danielle Wolffe

megyn kelly debate

Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots. Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots.

Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones is unconscionable—and true to form.

Jun 16, 2017 / Katherine Stewart

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