Modest Reforms Won’t Bring Us a Green Revolution Modest Reforms Won’t Bring Us a Green Revolution
If the Green New Deal passes, we must ensure large-scale environmental transformation—and that the economic gains it brings are distributed to all.
Oct 7, 2021 / John Feffer
Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Was Killed 15 Years Ago Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Was Killed 15 Years Ago
Her fierce dedication to truth-telling inspires a new generation.
Oct 6, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet
Rather than retiring, the justice is milking his moment in the sun—publishing a book, giving interviews, and defending his decision not to step down.
Oct 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death
Isaabdul Karim wasn’t sentenced to death. In fact, he was never sentenced at all.
Oct 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rethink, Not Reform Rethink, Not Reform
Visualizing a just system.
Oct 6, 2021 / OppArt / Rogue Citizen
Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age
It’s still a work in progress, but the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards point the way.
Oct 6, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR
Sensational stories about a “spike” in murders offer a model of how not to cover criminal justice.
Oct 6, 2021 / Column / Scott Hechinger
Did the Constitution Pave the Way to Emancipation? Did the Constitution Pave the Way to Emancipation?
In his new book, The Crooked Path to Abolition, James Oakes argues that the Constitution was an antislavery document.
Oct 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
The Gates Foundation Avoids a Reckoning on Race and Power The Gates Foundation Avoids a Reckoning on Race and Power
Can philanthropy decolonize? Only if wealthy donors grapple with the difference between giving away money and actually sharing power.
Oct 6, 2021 / Feature / Tim Schwab
Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today
In spite of the the pleas of Representatives Cori Bush and Emmanuel Cleaver, Governor Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to Ernest Johnson.
Oct 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez