Yes, We Will Fight for “Roe.” But We Are Also Mourning. Yes, We Will Fight for “Roe.” But We Are Also Mourning.
I’d like to say the folks at the Emily’s List gala were fired up and ready to fight—but that would be missing the undercurrent of trauma in the crowd.
May 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Gladys Bentley Gladys Bentley
Talent, boldness, courage.
May 4, 2022 / OppArt / Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman
The Fate of Abortion Rights Rests Not in D.C. but in the Statehouses The Fate of Abortion Rights Rests Not in D.C. but in the Statehouses
With legislation codifying Roe deadlocked in Washington, Democrats must focus attention and resources on statehouse elections.
May 4, 2022 / John Nichols
We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media
Nothing makes the case for public ownership of online public spaces like a billionaire proposing to buy one.
May 3, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Friend Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss Our Friend Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss
For both friends and activists, Boudin’s passing is the loss of a generous soul, uncompromising radical, parent, and guide on the path to responsibility and redemption.
May 3, 2022 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein
Homeownership and the American Dream During Covid Homeownership and the American Dream During Covid
Were families that owned a home better protected from financial hardship compared to renters?
May 3, 2022 / StudentNation / Maya Dalton and Ross Thomas
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Abolition Democracy W.E.B. Du Bois’s Abolition Democracy
The enduring legacy and capacious vision of Black Reconstruction.
May 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
Jennifer Egan’s World Wide Web Jennifer Egan’s World Wide Web
Her latest novel tackles a favorite topic of her fiction—the excesses of the Internet and modern technologies.
May 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
Angela Garbes on Mothering for the World We Want Angela Garbes on Mothering for the World We Want
Garbes’s new book looks at what it means to be a parent when we are “caught between the way we were raised and the way we want to live.”
May 3, 2022 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
Letters From the May 16/23, 2022, Issue Letters From the May 16/23, 2022, Issue
War in Ukraine… Ellen Willis on desire… The other existential threat… Suffrage and struggle (web only)…
May 3, 2022 / Our Readers and Meredith Tax