DC May Soon Be the First US City to Decriminalize Sex Work DC May Soon Be the First US City to Decriminalize Sex Work
A bill before the City Council aims to put sex workers’ well-being first.
Oct 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen
This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White
The chapter reveals the promise and pitfalls of racial-justice solidarity.
Oct 31, 2017 / Michael Schulson
Striding So Fast on Quivering Springs Striding So Fast on Quivering Springs
Turkmenistan’s political cult of the horse.
Oct 31, 2017 / David Garcia
In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible
This still isn’t normal.
Oct 31, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Houston Texans Showed the Power and Dignity of Black Labor The Houston Texans Showed the Power and Dignity of Black Labor
An owner called them inmates. Instead, they showed that they are workers with a collective sense of their power.
Oct 30, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico
Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.
Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen
Restorative Justice for Shoplifting? A Court Calls It Extortion Restorative Justice for Shoplifting? A Court Calls It Extortion
A company’s program, used by Walmart and others, bypasses the cops.
Oct 30, 2017 / Jessica Pishko
Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts
In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.
Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh
I’m Anti-School—Am I Obligated to Give My Child a Public Education? I’m Anti-School—Am I Obligated to Give My Child a Public Education?
Another reader inquires about becoming a more resilient activist.
Oct 27, 2017 / Liza Featherstone
Mental Illness Is a Global Crisis Mental Illness Is a Global Crisis
Over 80 percent of people suffering from mental-health disorders live in the Global South.
Oct 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen