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Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians

Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians Nothing Scares Putin More Than Informed Russians

The Russian anti-war movement is powered by information, so Putin is attacking independent media.

Mar 9, 2022 / John Nichols

The Practical Politics of Police Abolition

The Practical Politics of Police Abolition The Practical Politics of Police Abolition

In Becoming an Abolitionist, Derecka Purnell examines how one cannot separate putting an end to policing from broader struggles for freedom.

Mar 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair

Minnesota teachers strike

Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good

With public schools in limbo nationwide, the stakes couldn't be higher.

Mar 8, 2022 / Eric Blanc

Brittney Griner plays in Turkey

Free Brittney Griner Free Brittney Griner

Russia’s jailing of the basketball star is an injustice that requires an international response.

Mar 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Celebration of the International Women’s Day in Rojava, 2021.

Celebrating Zapatista and Kurdish Women’s Struggles, on International Women’s Day Celebrating Zapatista and Kurdish Women’s Struggles, on International Women’s Day

Women in both movements have engaged in a double struggle for their rights as women and for the right of their communities to be autonomous.

Mar 8, 2022 / Anna Rebrii and Ariella Patchen

A Green Wave protest in Argentina

It’s Time for American Feminists to Learn From Latin America’s Abortion-Rights Movement It’s Time for American Feminists to Learn From Latin America’s Abortion-Rights Movement

On this International Women’s Day, people fighting the erosion of abortion rights in the United States can find signs of hope outside our borders.

Mar 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Mitch McConnell and Ketanji Brown Jackson Mitch McConnell and Ketanji Brown Jackson

If Mitch controlled the Senate, how would he Explain why Jackson’s hearings weren’t to be? No hearings while the French election nears? No hearings held in even-numbered years?…

Mar 8, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Are Museums in Crisis?

Are Museums in Crisis? Are Museums in Crisis?

As institutions around the world deal with various challenges—politically and economically—it is worth asking if museums have lost their authority.

Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

American Targets

American Targets American Targets

Gun violence in America continues to rise.

Mar 7, 2022 / OppArt / Patricia Bellucci

The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022)

The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022) The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022)

Two friends and colleagues on the late scholar, whose analyses of gay identity during the height of the AIDS crisis still loom large over sexuality studies.

Mar 7, 2022 / Zahid R. Chaudhary and Anne Anlin Cheng

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