A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers
As growers bring in more H-2A workers, affordable housing for local farmworkers has become sparse in the region's labor camps.
Apr 12, 2023 / David Bacon
The Doomsday Clock Has Never Been So Close to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Has Never Been So Close to Midnight
What's on the other side?
Apr 12, 2023 / Frida Berrigan
Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic Why Russia Can Circumvent Sanctions Using the Central African Republic
Seeking distance from the West and its colonial past, the CAR has partnered with Russia and made itself instrumental to Russia’s ability to continue its war.
Apr 12, 2023 / Anjan Sundaram
States Were Adding Lessons About Native American History—Then Came the Anti-CRT Movement States Were Adding Lessons About Native American History—Then Came the Anti-CRT Movement
Educators worry new efforts to teach Native American studies could be undermined by legislation to restrict discussion of race and ethnicity.
Apr 12, 2023 / Lourdes Medrano
A Conservative Christian Judge Rules Against Medication Abortion. How Hard Will Democrats Fight Back? A Conservative Christian Judge Rules Against Medication Abortion. How Hard Will Democrats Fight Back?
Debate has erupted over how the Biden administration, blue states, and the abortion-rights movement should respond to this unprecedented decision.
Apr 11, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
Is a New Civil Rights Movement Taking Hold in Nashville? Is a New Civil Rights Movement Taking Hold in Nashville?
We see the work of John Lewis and Diane Nash in the multiracial movement behind Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Simplistic comparisons are dangerous. Hope is not.
Apr 11, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Trump Scream Trump Scream
The first US president to be indicted.
Apr 11, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy
Thomas probably didn’t change any of his votes after island-hopping with Harlan Crow, but that doesn’t make the jaunts any less troubling.
Apr 11, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Why Do the Richest Americans Live a Decade Longer Than the Poorest? Why Do the Richest Americans Live a Decade Longer Than the Poorest?
Falling life expectancy is no accident—it is a direct result, and failure, of policy.
Apr 11, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Apr 11, 2023 / Francis Wilkinson