These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Women if “Roe” Is Overturned These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Women if “Roe” Is Overturned
“We cannot condone such cruelty or this distorted use of our criminal legal system,” the prosecutors argued in April.
May 9, 2022 / John Nichols
When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke? When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke?
A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on his new book Elite Capture, which investigates the co-option of identity politics and the importance of coalitional organizing.
May 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller
Overturning “Roe” Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism Overturning “Roe” Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism
If finalized, the Dobbs decision would unleash state legislatures to escalate their attacks on reproductive and LGBTQ rights.
May 9, 2022 / Sarah Posner
United States to Refugees: Don’t Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor! United States to Refugees: Don’t Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor!
Putting out the welcome mat for white Christians—while slamming the door in the faces of other migrants—is an American tradition.
May 9, 2022 / Feature / David Nasaw
The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power
As Bongbong Marcos has worked to launder his father’s reputation, his campaign has been helped—and haunted—by an unlikely source: the legacy of US intervention.
May 8, 2022 / Julia Harte
On the Night Bus to Kyiv On the Night Bus to Kyiv
Scenes on the way to a war.
May 6, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up
Providers and activists know that mitigating the desperation that is going to descend on this country as Roe falls will be almost entirely left to them.
May 6, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)
Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.
May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld
9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day 9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day
Every year 2.3 million mothers are separated by jail from their children.
May 6, 2022 / Lynn Bernstein