With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading
If the Crown is the lid on Britain’s pressure cooker, it is now less firmly placed on a more combustible pot.
Sep 13, 2022 / Owen Jones
God Save Us From the King God Save Us From the King
The British monarchy is nothing if not adaptable—but for how long?
Sep 12, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You” Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You”
The Biden administration’s “soft closing” to the pandemic means a hard landing for the un- and underinsured.
Sep 9, 2022 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin
The Far Right Has Already Had an Impact on Sweden’s Elections The Far Right Has Already Had an Impact on Sweden’s Elections
With voting on September 11, the country’s center parties still have the power to freeze out the far-right Sweden Democrats. But will they use it?
Sep 8, 2022 / Linda Mannheim
Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis” Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”
To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.
Sep 6, 2022 / Makani Themba
Meet Liz Truss, Britain’s New Conservative Prime Minister Meet Liz Truss, Britain’s New Conservative Prime Minister
With the Labour Party tacking toward the center, the role of actually opposing this new Thatcher wannabe has fallen on an increasingly militant, confident, articulate, and strategi...
Sep 6, 2022 / Gary Younge
The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death
Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.
Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman
Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act
In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”
Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello
The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis
Though international attention has waned, the battle over policing here still rages. Several lawsuits by the ACLU cut to the heart of what's at stake.
Aug 31, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler
Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing
The former “senator from MBNA” didn’t deliver student debt relief out of the goodness of his heart—but in response to a long, well-organized campaign.
Aug 29, 2022 / Jeet Heer