The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show
The spotlight, fairly or unfairly, is on hip-hop artist Travis Scott, for crossing the line and performing on Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple
The reason goes to the heart of inclusive, democratic movement building.
Jan 18, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal
Dr. King did not compromise on racial justice. Neither should we.
Jan 18, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
A Vital, Vulnerable Conversation With the Leaders of the Women’s March A Vital, Vulnerable Conversation With the Leaders of the Women’s March
It’s time to fracture the white lens through which people have framed, and attacked, the co-chairs.
Jan 18, 2019 / Nylah Burton
There’s a Good Reason Many Jewish Women Will Be Joining the Women’s March There’s a Good Reason Many Jewish Women Will Be Joining the Women’s March
We feel it’s where we belong.
Jan 17, 2019 / Sarah M. Seltzer
Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured
A tepid House resolution that even the hate-mongering congressman backed is insufficient. The chamber needs to clearly and unequivocally censure King for his scorching bigotry.
Jan 16, 2019 / John Nichols
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged
Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.
Jan 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein
ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.
Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry
The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics
The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.
Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?
What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn