What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like? What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like?
Borders have turned the American Southwest, the Mediterranean, and countless other areas of our world into unnecessary graveyards for migrants. It’s time for a new way.
Apr 24, 2019 / John Washington
The Palestine Marathon The Palestine Marathon
As a journalist runs through Palestine, she reflects on her own freedom of movement—a right denied to the very people who live there.
Apr 23, 2019 / Jen Marlowe
Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives
In court, members of the progressive No More Deaths group are trying to reclaim a law that has become synonymous with a conservative Christian moral agenda.
Apr 15, 2019 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft
The Plan to Save Our Economy The Plan to Save Our Economy
By curbing corporate power and reinvigorating the public sector, we can create an economic and political system that works for everyone.
Apr 15, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake
Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.
Apr 15, 2019 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution
Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.
Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Why the Highlander Attack Matters Why the Highlander Attack Matters
The arson attack on the Highlander Center, a longtime leader in racial and social-justice work, is not merely a hate crime—it’s an act of war.
Apr 12, 2019 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley and Makani Themba
What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?
Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson
Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left
Joan Walsh on the candidate, Eric Foner on Reconstruction, and Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner.
Apr 11, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row
Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty is the nation’s only anti–death penalty organization run by death-row prisoners.
Apr 4, 2019 / Feature / Lauren Gill