Another Refugee Tragedy Another Refugee Tragedy
On February 26, 2023, a boat carrying migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan smashed into rocks in Italy’s Calabria region and 62 people drowned, including 12 children.
Mar 16, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws? Why Is the Republican Party Suddenly Weakening Child Labor Laws?
Rolling back restrictions on child labor and dismantling public education will make the country far more unequal. For today’s GOP, that’s a feature, not a bug.
Mar 16, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire
“A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom “A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom
With Israeli politicians constantly fanning the rhetorical flames, last month's violence—and actual arson—didn’t exactly come as a surprise.
Mar 16, 2023 / Fatima AbdulKarim
The Self-Appointed Covid Experts Are At It Again The Self-Appointed Covid Experts Are At It Again
The armchair Covid quarterbacks are screaming some new tunes: Masks don't work! Covid came from a lab! Here’s why we need to be cautious about trusting them.
Mar 16, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
For Women’s History Month, Let’s Make History For Women’s History Month, Let’s Make History
We can celebrate our progress, but this is no time to rest on our laurels. There’s still a lot to do—and to defend.
Mar 16, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
To Build a Better World, We Have to First Imagine It To Build a Better World, We Have to First Imagine It
V (formerly Eve Esner), author of the Vagina Monologues, discusses bodily autonomy, dismantling the patriarchy, and the pursuit of a better world.
Mar 16, 2023 / Laura Flanders
Beautiful, Lonely, and Degraded: Gavin Lambert’s LA Beautiful, Lonely, and Degraded: Gavin Lambert’s LA
In his 1979 novel The Goodby People, he finds a picturesque city defined by its sense of disconnection and immense sadness.
Mar 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wolf
Why Is Larry Summers So Obsessed With Tech Bros? Why Is Larry Summers So Obsessed With Tech Bros?
The former Treasury secretary’s business partnerships may have influenced his early calls to bail out Silicon Valley Bank.
Mar 15, 2023 / Max Moran
Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American
Judge Kyle Duncan lashed out at students who protested his appearance at Stanford Law School, but shouting at political figures is our most protected speech right.
Mar 15, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Sacred Native American Indian Territory Sacred Native American Indian Territory
Native America is America.
Mar 15, 2023 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy