It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality
Our government has dedicated significant resources to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in record time. The same could be done to combat poverty and inequality.
Dec 17, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration
With husbands dying—from Covid-19, dangerous jobs, and more—in the US, many Mexican women are wondering whether migration is worth it anymore.
Dec 17, 2020 / Photo Essay / Lorena Ríos
Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid
The radical law professor explains how we can meet each other’s needs with dignity, care, and justice.
Dec 16, 2020 / Daniel Fernandez
How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System? How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?
Sara Mayeux’s new history highlights how without a more fundamental transformation of criminal law, public defenders often provide only a limited form of equality and fairness befo...
Dec 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair
Human Rights Day Human Rights Day
Will the USA remember our promise?
Dec 10, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances
We Want a More Democratic University—Until Then, We Won’t Pay We Want a More Democratic University—Until Then, We Won’t Pay
Over 2,000 students across Columbia’s institutions are demanding to be included in decisions over how their money is spent. And if not, they won’t pay.
Dec 10, 2020 / StudentNation / Rebecca Roskill and Willem Morris
Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response
Americans suffer while the GOP dithers.
We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis
As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.
Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar
Biden Needs To Find His Version of the Fireside Chat Biden Needs To Find His Version of the Fireside Chat
President-elect Joe Biden must meet our challenges through deeds. But words also matter.
Dec 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
