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Woman's March NYC

The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now

With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.

Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Planned Parenthood volunteers canvass for Democratic candidates in Virginia

These Two Virginia Democratic Women Have a Real Shot at Flipping GOP Seats These Two Virginia Democratic Women Have a Real Shot at Flipping GOP Seats

Although the national narrative is “Virginia Dems are in disarray,” there are some bright spots for progressives.

Oct 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh

I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free

I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free

Even if Rittenhouse somehow draws an impartial jury, he already appears to have landed a very partial judge.

Oct 27, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter

Apollo Theatre, Harlem, NYC 2021.

Oct 27, 2021 / OppArt / Susan Arnot

A globe with a mini Eiffel tower on top of it, with a sign of 1,5 degrees Celsius

Decades of Global Temperature Rise Are Not Baked in if We Cease All Emissions Decades of Global Temperature Rise Are Not Baked in if We Cease All Emissions

Aggressive policies, now, can extend the deadline and prevent the worst catastrophes.

Oct 27, 2021 / Mark Fischetti

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan

How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.

Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

How the Hell Do We Fix the Creative Writing Workshop?

How the Hell Do We Fix the Creative Writing Workshop? How the Hell Do We Fix the Creative Writing Workshop?

Matthew Salesses’s Craft in the Real World proposes a new way to educate young writers without the baggage of the often biased and bland MFA pedagogy.

Oct 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard

Central American migrant caravan

How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras

As climate impacts worsen in this struggling country, migration increases and that puts many in danger of gang violence.

Oct 27, 2021 / Mark Scialla

Nassau Hall Princeton University

What Will It Take for Princeton to Finally Take Bold Climate Action? What Will It Take for Princeton to Finally Take Bold Climate Action?

After Harvard and Dartmouth’s divestments. Princeton remains one of the few remaining Ivies still invested in the fossil fuel industry

Oct 27, 2021 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

A man carries a briefcase with the words 'Profits of Doom'...

There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet

Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue. It’s time to kick them out.

Oct 27, 2021 / Amy Westervelt

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