We Are Each Other’s Keepers We Are Each Other’s Keepers
That’s why it’s important for Muslim organizations to not only denounce Islamophobia but also to work on ending the hate directed at LGBT people.
Jun 13, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word
We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.
Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says
Trump proved he’s in the mainstream of the Republican Party, as GOP leaders lamented the massacre without mentioning gays or guns.
Jun 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral
The people who witnessed Ali’s interfaith service need to take its lessons forward in a post-Orlando world.
Jun 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Please Don’t Stop the Music Please Don’t Stop the Music
The Orlando shooter violated a sanctuary, but his desecration will not defeat us.
Jun 12, 2016 / Richard Kim
Hillary Clinton Makes History Hillary Clinton Makes History
She still has to convince skeptics that being the first woman presidential nominee from a major party matters.
Jun 8, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools! Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools!
Guns are not to blame in accidental shooting deaths of toddlers.
Jun 7, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions? If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions?
Reducing poverty and lowering the abortion rate are two different things—for a reason.
Jun 7, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Shirley Chisholm Made the Democratic Party of Today Possible Shirley Chisholm Made the Democratic Party of Today Possible
“I ran because somebody had to do it first,” said the African-American woman whose presidential campaign won a primary, secured delegates, and was placed in nomination 44 years ago...
Jun 6, 2016 / John Nichols
Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost
The Baylor president—and onetime Clinton inquisitor—has been removed from his office after a scandalous report about ignoring rape allegations against the school’s football team.
Jun 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin