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WV Teachers Strike

West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism

But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.

Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte

Womens March Las Vegas

Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy

Is Trump’s election a step on the road to authoritarianism, or is he an anomaly? That depends—on us.

Mar 6, 2018 / David Cole

Teachers return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Asking Teachers to Carry Guns Is Just Another Way of Refusing to Respect Them Asking Teachers to Carry Guns Is Just Another Way of Refusing to Respect Them

A new item has been added to the long list of impossible expectations for teachers: Picking up a weapon.  

Mar 6, 2018 / Belle Chesler

Beto O'Rourke Texas

Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives

Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.

Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women protest global gag rule

Trump’s Abortion Gag Rule Is Hurting Reproductive Rights Around the Globe Trump’s Abortion Gag Rule Is Hurting Reproductive Rights Around the Globe

This administration’s version of the Global Gag Rule could impact up to 26 million women worldwide.

Mar 6, 2018 / Michelle Chen

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.

Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington

The End of March Madness?

The End of March Madness? The End of March Madness?

Sportswriter Patrick Hruby makes the case for athlete compensation and NCAA systemic change.

Mar 6, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Where do Newspaper Columnists Get Their Facts? Where do Newspaper Columnists Get Their Facts?

If it’s wrong, that’s just your opinion.

Mar 6, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

NRA TV Is No Joke

NRA TV Is No Joke NRA TV Is No Joke

Laugh all you want, but the channel is dangerously effective in radicalizing a right-wing base.

Mar 5, 2018 / Scot Nakagawa

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now. Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Every day since February 21, high-school and middle-school students across the country have protested for stronger gun laws, often by walking out of class.

Mar 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler

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