On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around.
Sep 27, 2023 / Kate Wagner
It’s Time to Abolish Grand Juries Once and for All It’s Time to Abolish Grand Juries Once and for All
Whether they’re targeting Donald Trump or Cop City protesters, grand juries are an irredeemable and unaccountable tool of state prosecutorial power.
Sep 27, 2023 / Chava Shapiro and James Clark
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp
The Supreme Court Could Soon Let Trump Buy All the Guns He Wants The Supreme Court Could Soon Let Trump Buy All the Guns He Wants
Trump is currently prohibited from buying guns because he’s under criminal indictment. But two big court cases could change that.
Sep 26, 2023 / Elie Mystal
A Federal Judge Declares DACA Illegal Again A Federal Judge Declares DACA Illegal Again
Deferred action for childhood arrivals. The fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants is caught in an endless court fight (DACA recipients in the program will continue to have so...
Sep 26, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is? Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is?
PEN America just released a scary report.
Sep 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The UAW Strike Inspires Anti-Union Panic—and Lies—From GOP Presidential Contenders The UAW Strike Inspires Anti-Union Panic—and Lies—From GOP Presidential Contenders
Tim Scott calls for firing workers. Nikki Haley celebrates union busting. And Trump’s attacking UAW leaders.
Sep 26, 2023 / John Nichols
How J.D. Vance’s Bad Tweets Explain Modern Conservatism How J.D. Vance’s Bad Tweets Explain Modern Conservatism
His very cringe posts contain everything you need to know about the hate-filled emptiness at the heart of the supposed “intellectual” wing of the GOP.
Sep 26, 2023 / Ginny Hogan
Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense
In recent social media posts, he accused both a cable TV network and a serving military general of treason.
Sep 26, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer