Politics

The Post-“Dobbs” Election

The Post-“Dobbs” Election The Post-“Dobbs” Election

Katha Pollitt interviews Heidi L. Sieck of #VOTEPROCHOICE on how the midterms could affect reproductive rights.

Nov 2, 2022 / Katha Pollitt

Mike Davis.

¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!

A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.

Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato

Anti-Abortion Activists

After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States

Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-...

Nov 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

Fighting Poverty

In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm

Policy-makers in Washington and so many states continue to legislate as if inequality weren’t an emergency for tens, if not hundreds, of millions of us.

Nov 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kyrie Irving claps looking into the camera at a pre-season game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staplers Center in Los Angeles.

Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation

Kyrie's anti-Semitism isn’t new, but his allies are. And that’s terrifying.

Nov 1, 2022 / Dave Zirin

A volunteer cuts out stickers outside of a satellite polling station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever

The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.

Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pamela Price

Can a District Attorney Dismantle Mass Incarceration and Fight for Gender Justice? Can a District Attorney Dismantle Mass Incarceration and Fight for Gender Justice?

Civil rights lawyer and anti-carceral feminist Pamela Price might just win the Alameda County DA seat—but can she resolve its contradictions?

Nov 1, 2022 / Piper French

Gun Rights Iowa

In Iowa, Voters Set Their Sights on Gun Rights In Iowa, Voters Set Their Sights on Gun Rights

Gun control advocates say a November ballot initiative will make regulations impossible. But the Supreme Court may have already made that a reality.

Nov 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Nina Baker

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Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue

The real labor revival… The platform is the message…

Nov 1, 2022 / Our Readers

The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence

The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence The Pelosi Attack Marks an Age of Political Violence

The election-denying legacy of the Capitol insurrection and Republican downplaying of vigilante activity reveal an ongoing and increasing acceptance of extremism.

Oct 31, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

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