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
The ADL Goes Full Bully The ADL Goes Full Bully
The organization’s new campaign against anti-Zionist and Palestine-solidarity groups is a clear sign that it lacks the credibility to lead on civil rights issues.
May 6, 2022 / Joshua Leifer
Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe” Blue States Will Be Stretched to Their Limits Post-“Roe”
Gavin Newsom has vowed to codify the right to abortion in California’s constitution, but his ambitions could run up against the reality that the state doesn’t have enough providers...
May 6, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
What Is the Value of Our Environment? What Is the Value of Our Environment?
What price will we pay for its loss?
May 6, 2022 / OppArt / Erika Harrsch
New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem
National Democrats were counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House. That’s now very much in doubt.
May 6, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality
J.D. Vance was a loser. Now, he’s a nominee.
May 6, 2022 / John Nichols
The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All
Poor people in wealthy countries will feel the impact, but those in the poorest ones will suffer so much more.
May 6, 2022 / Rajan Menon
3 Test Cases Progressives Should Bring in a Post-“Roe” World 3 Test Cases Progressives Should Bring in a Post-“Roe” World
It’s time to take a page from the conservative playbook and bring a torrent of lawsuits against every state that passes a forced-birth mandate.
May 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal