Prison Journalism Is Having a Renaissance. Rahsaan Thomas Is One of Its Champions. Prison Journalism Is Having a Renaissance. Rahsaan Thomas Is One of Its Champions.
Thomas and his colleagues at Empowerment Avenue are subverting the established narrative that prisoners are only subjects or sources, never authors of their own experience.
Dec 13, 2024 / Piper French
Try Your Imperial Highness Try Your Imperial Highness
Now do it for him.
Dec 12, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0 My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0
SOLIS was meant to serve as a warning of what could come. With Trump’s reelection, it should serve as a blueprint for the bravery and activism needed to fight back.
Dec 11, 2024 / Paola Mendoza
Netanyahu Must Be Brought to Justice. But We Can’t Stop There. Netanyahu Must Be Brought to Justice. But We Can’t Stop There.
This genocide is a massive criminal undertaking, and we must hold as many of its perpetrators accountable as we can.
Dec 11, 2024 / Dyab Abou Jahjah for the Hind Rajab Foundation
Human Rights for Everyone Human Rights for Everyone
December 10 is Human Rights Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges.
Dec 10, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Courts, Trump, and Us: A Q&A With David Cole The Courts, Trump, and Us: A Q&A With David Cole
Last time, the courts were an essential checking force on the Trump administration. This time around, they may again provide a check—if we push.
Dec 10, 2024 / Q&A / Jon Wiener
President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants
Protecting Trump’s enemies from prosecution just reinforces the idea of politics as retribution. Instead, Democrats should be defending his most vulnerable targets.
Dec 9, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term
A far-right international extending from Lara Trump and Steve Bannon to Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei joined reactionaries across Europe to promise no safe quarter for the left....
Dec 6, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman
King of Chaos King of Chaos
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus.
Dec 6, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud
The clash between the Philippines's dynastic duo is an entertaining political soap opera. But this spat has the potential to turn violent very fast.
Dec 6, 2024 / Walden Bello