Politics

Several police officers surround a person whose hands are wrapped around a piece of construction equipment.

A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia

Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...

Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck

Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?

Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats? Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?

The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.

Feb 2, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Citizenship DACA Protest

Undocumented Students Still Need Support Undocumented Students Still Need Support

The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Feb 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela

Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook

Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook

The former president’s promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists recalls the fascist’s strongman tactics.

Feb 1, 2022 / John Nichols

Nature on the Political Chopping Block

Nature on the Political Chopping Block Nature on the Political Chopping Block

Inaction on climate and we all pay the price.

Feb 1, 2022 / OppArt / Sue Coe

A woman hugs a baby.

The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing

As a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay area, I have seen how housing insecurity can damage the mental and physical health of kids.

Jan 31, 2022 / Christine Ma

Protect Our Kids

Protect Our Kids Protect Our Kids

Ban books.

Jan 31, 2022 / OppArt / Mike Luckovich

New York City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan

She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate. She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate.

Harlem’s new city councilwoman is finally getting media attention—and death threats—for sending condolences to the family of a man accused of murdering two cops.

Jan 28, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Bad MAUSkeeping

Bad MAUSkeeping Bad MAUSkeeping

M&M. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 24.

Jan 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Pre-Pandemic Carbon

Pre-Pandemic Carbon Pre-Pandemic Carbon

Levels are back.

Jan 28, 2022 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

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