The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis
The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants
The Edit is a cost-effective way to bring a subscriber-boosting perspective to the paper, but what about the young journalists whose work it uses?
Mar 12, 2018 / William Anderson
Shirley Chisholm Deserves a Great Big Statue Honoring Her in the Capitol Shirley Chisholm Deserves a Great Big Statue Honoring Her in the Capitol
Kamala Harris and Yvette Clarke have a bill that would do just that.
Mar 9, 2018 / John Nichols
It’s Time to Abolish ICE It’s Time to Abolish ICE
A mass-deportation strike force is incompatible with democracy and human rights.
Mar 9, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded
How the president has changed the “law and order” debate.
Mar 9, 2018 / Jon Wiener
Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP
Haunted by his vote to authorize the Iraq War, the Republican congressman is standing up against US military actions.
Mar 9, 2018 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu.
Mar 9, 2018 / Q&A / Rohit Inani
Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy
It’s fighting back with street protests—led by the state’s top politicians—and high-powered lawyers in the courts.
Mar 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
‘He’s Been Our Voice’: Seattle Says Goodbye to Michael Bennett ‘He’s Been Our Voice’: Seattle Says Goodbye to Michael Bennett
The Emerald City mourns the loss of a true activist athlete.
Mar 8, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Music for Dark Times Music for Dark Times
MGMT and Poliça’s new albums offer songs of solace and alarm.
Mar 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen