The Contempt for Democracy Driving the Anti-Abortion Movement The Contempt for Democracy Driving the Anti-Abortion Movement
As pro-choice advocates plan more statewide initiatives protecting abortion rights, opponents say victory lies in stopping citizens from voting on the issue directly.
Dec 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Increasing Oil Reliance Increasing Oil Reliance
Our unsustainable appetite for fossil fuel.
Dec 19, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon
The one thing science fiction couldn’t imagine is the world we have now: the near-complete control of Artificial Intelligence by a few corporations whose only goal is profit.
Dec 19, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
We Must Protect Higher Ed We Must Protect Higher Ed
The GOP and its allies are attempting to suppress freedom to teach, conduct research, learn, and engage in political dissent at universities and colleges across the US.
Dec 19, 2023 / David Kazanjian, Emily Steinlight for the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee
Fighting Book Bans in Kentucky Schools—and Beyond Fighting Book Bans in Kentucky Schools—and Beyond
The Boyle County School District quietly quietly banned more than 100 books, citing anti-trans bill SB 150. But a local campaign by students and their peers successfully pushed ba...
Dec 19, 2023 / StudentNation / Ramona Pierce
Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed
Books & the Arts / December 19, 2023 Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed His beguiling memoir Earlier moves through the struggles and the sounds that changed his relationship…
Dec 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Piccarella
The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
The disgraced former mayor was a racist authoritarian—even back when he was being celebrated by the mainstream media.
Dec 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders’s Incoherent, Pernicious Gaza Cease-Fire Position, Explained Bernie Sanders’s Incoherent, Pernicious Gaza Cease-Fire Position, Explained
Instead of demanding that we end the war that actually exists, Sanders is lobbying for a humane war that Israel has zero interest in.
Dec 18, 2023 / Adam Johnson
Taking Flight Taking Flight
Around the world climate change forces immigration.
Dec 18, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Kevin Alexander Gray: The Movement’s Man in South Carolina Kevin Alexander Gray: The Movement’s Man in South Carolina
When Jesse Jackson said he wanted a delegation to the 1988 Democratic Convention that reflected his coalition, Kevin was one of the people who made sure it did.
Dec 18, 2023 / Obituary / JoAnn Wypijewski