Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem
Why I’m not celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month.
Mar 29, 2023 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Don’t Let the “Texas Observer” Shut Down Don’t Let the “Texas Observer” Shut Down
The magazine that Molly Ivins edited and that remains the voice of speak-truth-to-power Texas liberalism is threatened with closing. We can’t let that happen.
Mar 29, 2023 / John Nichols
Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right
A conversation with historian David Hollinger about the rise of evangelicalism, the decline of mainline Protestantism, and if the country has truly become more secular.
Mar 29, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Gen Z and Baby Boomers Need to Work Together Gen Z and Baby Boomers Need to Work Together
By forming intergenerational coalitions that focus on shared values rather than divisive stereotypes, young people can learn from the fights that came before them. “We are not the ...
Mar 29, 2023 / StudentNation / Rania Soetirto
Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement
US infrastructure is unnecessarily dangerous for bike riders. There’s a better way.
Mar 28, 2023 / Kate Wagner
What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?
Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.
Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler
Insurrection Porn and Kitsch at Trump’s Waco Rally Insurrection Porn and Kitsch at Trump’s Waco Rally
His screening violent January 6 videos to rile up an angry crowd leaves no doubt about what Trump wants from his followers. Now what?
Mar 27, 2023 / Joan Walsh
A Dream and a Lie: Ron DeSantis’s Twisted Race Pedagogy A Dream and a Lie: Ron DeSantis’s Twisted Race Pedagogy
The ultimate aim of the Florida governor’s education platform is to depoliticize actually existing Black history
Mar 27, 2023 / Anthony Conwright
The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy
Facing a ballot backlash, the anti-choice movement is now resorting to lawfare and to limiting voter initiative.
Mar 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer
NRA: Medusa’s Stare NRA: Medusa’s Stare
America is frozen by the financial power of the gun lobby.
Mar 27, 2023 / OppArt / Jill Karla Schwarz