If Biden Doesn’t Govern Like FDR, Democrats Are Doomed If Biden Doesn’t Govern Like FDR, Democrats Are Doomed
US Representative Abigail Spanberger says Biden wasn’t elected to be FDR; she’s wrong. If Democrats listen to her, they’ll doom the party to suffer midterm losses.
Nov 9, 2021 / John Nichols
The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle
Acting outside of our awareness, using frequencies we may not consciously hear, dog whistles evade our better angels on race.
Nov 9, 2021 / Drew Westen
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Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022 Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022
Austin activists beat an attempt to stir backlash against criminal justice reform Tuesday. Now, one of the city’s top progressives wants to take an organizing agenda to Congress.
Nov 5, 2021 / John Nichols
“There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land” “There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land”
Kavon Ward wants to return properties seized by the government to their rightful Black owners. She did it once—now she’s starting a movement.
Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
What if City Governments Paid Reparations? What if City Governments Paid Reparations?
Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.
Nov 2, 2021 / Mattea Kramer
The Use and Disadvantage of Doctrine in the Classroom The Use and Disadvantage of Doctrine in the Classroom
What does the debate over critical race theory in schools tell us about the place of doctrine in education?
Oct 29, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich
“If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective “If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective
“Here we are, a group of Black lesbian feminist anti-imperialist anti-capitalists trying to do the right thing.”
Oct 29, 2021 / Marian Jones
In Minneapolis, the Movement Heads for the Voting Booth In Minneapolis, the Movement Heads for the Voting Booth
In the city's first municipal election since the murder of George Floyd, activists and organizers are on ballot—and so is the future of the police department.
Oct 28, 2021 / Eamon Whalen
The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now
With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.
Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons
Incarcerated people are being disciplined because their disability makes it impossible to comply with prison rules.
Oct 25, 2021 / Column / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg