The Supreme Court Is Hearing Directly From Victims of Gun Violence. Will It Listen? The Supreme Court Is Hearing Directly From Victims of Gun Violence. Will It Listen?
An unconventional amicus brief filed by the March For Our Lives Action Fund aims to show “the true, real human toll” of gun violence.
Nov 5, 2021 / StudentNation / Zachariah Sippy
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give a Giant Gift to Gun Nuts The Supreme Court Is Poised to Give a Giant Gift to Gun Nuts
Yesterday, the nation’s highest court heard the most significant Second Amendment case in a decade, and it did not bode well for gun control.
Nov 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal
COP26: The Clock Is Ticking COP26: The Clock Is Ticking
The climate conference in Glasgow kicks off.
Nov 4, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
What “Passing” Can Still Teach Us About Identity What “Passing” Can Still Teach Us About Identity
A film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s novel dramatizes the mercurial and sometimes dangerous consequences of a person's performance of self in the public.
Nov 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Working Class Is on Strike The Working Class Is on Strike
It’s time for Washington to have their backs.
Nov 4, 2021 / John Fetterman
“There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land” “There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land”
Kavon Ward wants to return properties seized by the government to their rightful Black owners. She did it once—now she’s starting a movement.
Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
“I Would Like to See ‘The New York Times’ Wash the Blood Off Its Hands” “I Would Like to See ‘The New York Times’ Wash the Blood Off Its Hands”
An interview with Mohammed El-Kurd about his fearless grandmother, Palestinian literature, and why the paper of record needs a Palestine correspondent.
Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Noura Erakat
Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War
America’s unresolved racial identity crisis continues to define US politics.
Nov 3, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine
The recent controversy sparked by his Netflix special’s depiction of slavery and the NFL is a microcosm of the political battles defining our country.
Nov 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win
Democrats in Washington have bungled the past several months. And their failure to govern boldly—and effectively—has cost them dearly.
Nov 3, 2021 / John Nichols