Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist
A life dedicated to freedom.
Feb 24, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill
It Was Garland’s Hearing—but Women of Color Were on Trial It Was Garland’s Hearing—but Women of Color Were on Trial
Merrick Garland finally got his confirmation hearing, but the GOP spent most of the time attacking the women of color nominated to join him at the Justice Department.
Feb 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal
As Pandemic Profits Put Bezos on Track for Trillionaire Status, Tish James Asks: At What Cost? As Pandemic Profits Put Bezos on Track for Trillionaire Status, Tish James Asks: At What Cost?
“Since the pandemic began,” says New York’s attorney general, “it is clear that Amazon has valued profit over people.”
Feb 23, 2021 / John Nichols
Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue
The meaning of masks… Post officers?… Rightward tilt… The days ahead… Voters strike back…
Feb 23, 2021 / Our Readers
Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder
The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.
Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Plundering Our Natural Resources Plundering Our Natural Resources
Drilling, mining, draining. The EPA’s response?
Feb 19, 2021 / OppArt / Henrik Drescher
More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid More Than Half of All Inmates in Wisconsin Prisons Have Tested Positive for Covid
With a civil rights complaint filed in federal court, inmates accuse administrators of flouting CDC guidelines.
Feb 18, 2021 / Arvind Dilawar
Can the NAACP Succeed Where Everyone Else Has Failed? Can the NAACP Succeed Where Everyone Else Has Failed?
The organization is suing Trump on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson, a survivor of the Capitol insurrection, under the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.
Feb 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support
Long before Trump, Washington was exporting control of migratory routes, along with repressive policing, to Mexico and Central America.
Feb 16, 2021 / Jeff Abbott
How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable
Defeat them at the polls.
Feb 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel