The Best Way to Commemorate January 6 Is to Pass a Voting Rights Law The Best Way to Commemorate January 6 Is to Pass a Voting Rights Law
On January 5, 2021, Georgia’s Democratic majority took the Senate. The very next day, America’s violent white minority struck back. A voting rights push this week will make clear h...
Jan 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Abort the Court! Abort the Court!
Roe v. Wade is hanging by a thread.
Top Story 2022 Top Story 2022
Rub my back better. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 27.
Jan 3, 2022 / Steve Brodner
The Omicron Threat Looms The Omicron Threat Looms
Pandemic deaths surpass 800,000 in the USA and 5.40 million worldwide, with a new surge projected for January.
Jan 3, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Uncanny Resemblance of the Beer Hall Putsch and the January 6 Insurrection The Uncanny Resemblance of the Beer Hall Putsch and the January 6 Insurrection
If 1920s Germany could punish Hitler for leading a coup attempt, why can’t America go after Trump?
Jan 3, 2022 / David E. Gumpert
“We Have It in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again” “We Have It in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again”
Progressives can win the fight for democracy in 2022. To do so, they would do well to renew their acquaintance with Thomas Paine's wise message.
Jan 3, 2022 / John Nichols
Rising Tide… of Action? Rising Tide… of Action?
2022: A critical year for climate response.
Dec 31, 2021 / OppArt / Tamara Wyndham
Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021 Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021
Celebrated in death by his former foes, Archbishop Tutu had the gift not just of courage and righteousness but also of timing.
Dec 31, 2021 / Mark Gevisser
Harry Reid Understood Power Harry Reid Understood Power
The late senator from Nevada, who led the Democrats in the Senate from 2005 to 2017, wasn’t afraid of political conflict.
Dec 31, 2021 / Eoin Higgins
