It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming
Despite their control of the House, Senate, and presidency, Democrats won’t take responsibility for an unprecedented attack on reproductive rights on their watch.
May 4, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom
The State Department is at long last seeing the basketball star as the “wrongfully detained” person she is.
May 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Kathy Boudin’s Remarkable Journey Kathy Boudin’s Remarkable Journey
Until I met Kathy, I had never witnessed the kind of self-study she engaged in to understand who she was before the crime that defined her life—and how she could begin to make amen...
May 4, 2022 / Obituary / Elizabeth Gaynes
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