How Reactionary Zionists Became the New Birchers How Reactionary Zionists Became the New Birchers
We are seeing a kind of modern-day John Birch Society with Zionist characteristics. I call it the Jonah Birch Society.
Jun 16, 2026 / Dan Berger
How a Collective Dedicated to Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Is Reclaiming the Story of America How a Collective Dedicated to Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Is Reclaiming the Story of America
A June 20 festival will tell a truer story of the nation’s semiquincentennial, braiding narratives of Black and Indigenous struggles and visions for our collective liberation.
Jun 16, 2026 / Fatima B. Jalloh
The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond
Better to start the history of the United States in 1492 than in 1776.
Jun 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Contradictions of 1776 The Contradictions of 1776
From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery.
Jun 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father
The jazz legend fought for nearly 80 years to clear his father of racially motivated charges.
Jun 10, 2026 / Aidan Levy
The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All
The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics.
Jun 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
Muhammad Ali Died 10 Years Ago. We Still Feel His Loss Today. Muhammad Ali Died 10 Years Ago. We Still Feel His Loss Today.
He was a living sign, to paraphrase the champ, that we don’t have to be the way they want us to be—and his example matters more than ever.
Jun 5, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Mama Never Said Mama Never Said
The erasure of black voices didn’t stay in the past.
Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering States
The 83-year-old sociologist and activist reflects on what is missing in the current effort to organize athletes politically.
May 27, 2026 / Dave Zirin