Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time
The evidence is in: working together to solve local problems reduces polarization.
Mar 19, 2026 / Anthony Flaccavento
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
A natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.
Mar 19, 2026 / StudentNation / Raphaela Gold
AI Goes to War AI Goes to War
Automated targeting, autonomous weapons, and nuclear decision-making.
Mar 19, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here” Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here”
The labor movement icon speaks out after revealing that she was sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez.
Mar 18, 2026 / Dolores Huerta
Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.
Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom
Women’s history month: standing with Iranian women — street mural, Barcelona.
Mar 18, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Andrea Arroyo
Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides” Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides”
Fifty-one ordinary men raped an unconscious woman. Her case reveals the limits of anti-carceral feminism.
Mar 18, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice
A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld about her recent book on the roots of the concept of choice.
Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Climate change is rendering the future of many sports more dangerous or impossible. But many teams are still taking fossil fuel dollars.
Mar 17, 2026 / Alexandra Tey
In Defense of Being Performative In Defense of Being Performative
The critics of “performative politics” misunderstand something fundamental: Democracy survives only when citizens perform it.
Mar 17, 2026 / Ned Resnikoff