5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed.
Jun 19, 2025 / Jeanne Theoharis
Nuclear Winter Is a Climate Issue Nuclear Winter Is a Climate Issue
It would be the most severe and abrupt disruption to global ecological systems. Yet in many mainstream climate narratives, it’s rarely discussed.
Jun 19, 2025 / Norman Solomon
Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
Forcing people to move or prohibiting their mobility are two sides of the same colonial or neocolonial coin.
Jun 19, 2025 / Aviva Chomsky
The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Decision Will Live in Infamy The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Decision Will Live in Infamy
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the court’s other most notorious decisions.
Jun 18, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Banning Foreign Students Is the Opposite of “Making America Great” Banning Foreign Students Is the Opposite of “Making America Great”
How much of our future, our prosperity, and our moral leadership are we willing to sacrifice for this disastrous crusade?
Jun 18, 2025 / Tariq Habash
The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Donald Trump just boasted on Truth Social. The key word here being “We”—meaning Netanyahu and Trump.
Jun 18, 2025 / Tara Kangarlou
An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles
“Nos tienen miedo porque no tenemos miedo” (They fear us because we do not fear them).
Jun 18, 2025 / Roberto Lovato
Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum
ICE agents aren’t out of control. They are performing their designed role as fascism’s storm troopers.
Jun 18, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson
Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example
Our government spent almost a decade chasing a professor they thought was a spy. The case raises questions about our ability to pursue real perpetrators of China’s crimes.
Jun 17, 2025 / Timothy McLaughlin
The Heritage of Dylann Roof The Heritage of Dylann Roof
Ten years after the Charleston massacre, reverence for the Confederacy that Roof idolized is going strong.
Jun 17, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson