The Biggest Uprising Since the Civil War Happened Here 100 Years Ago The Biggest Uprising Since the Civil War Happened Here 100 Years Ago
The Battle of Blair Mountain saw thousands of miners battling cops’ machine guns—and enduring aerial bombardment. Yet today hardly anyone remembers a thing about it.
Aug 30, 2021 / Column / Samuel Fleischman
The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District
When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.
Aug 30, 2021 / StudentNation / Olivia Paschal
Barbara Lee Has to Vote Barbara Lee Has to Vote
Twenty years after her historic vote against invading Afghanistan, the California congresswoman is still speaking up and taking action.
Aug 30, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez
I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work? I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work?
Trump-era regulations are forcing asylum seekers like me to beg for help.
Aug 30, 2021 / Anonymous
Can We Live Without Twitter? Can We Live Without Twitter?
The platform has become an important space for political conversations; it is also run by a for-profit private enterprise and full of cruel trolling. Is there a way to have the goo...
Aug 30, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic
For years, Rob Wallace warned that industrial agriculture could cause deadly outbreaks at a global scale. It made him an exile in his field.
Aug 30, 2021 / Feature / Eamon Whalen
Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium
She lit a fire under the Biden administration to keep people in their homes, but the Supreme Court ruling has renewed the housing crisis.
Aug 27, 2021 / John Nichols
Torture Tree Torture Tree
“D’oh!” “Ha!” Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 23.
Aug 27, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Our Dying Oceans Our Dying Oceans
Vanishing life in the sea: the clock is ticking on taking action.
Aug 27, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Ballplayer Who Fought for Free Agency The Ballplayer Who Fought for Free Agency
For his talents on the diamond and his determination off of it, Curt Flood deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
Aug 27, 2021 / Peter Dreier