The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk
How 1980s punk music birthed its own kind of radical politics.
Jan 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
How Josh Hawley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Donald Trump How Josh Hawley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Donald Trump
Until recently, the senator leading the charge to discredit Biden’s victory was a creature of the ultraconservative establishment. Then he discovered Trump’s faux populism.
Jan 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Ruling Assange Can’t Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons Ruling Assange Can’t Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons
But the British court judgment, which is likely to be appealed, also delivers a body blow to freedom of speech.
Jan 5, 2021 / Charles Glass
How Biden Can Help End the Country’s Debt Crisis How Biden Can Help End the Country’s Debt Crisis
Right now, Americans are drowning in debt.
Jan 5, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Georgia Runoff Georgia Runoff
Today’s vote determines who controls the Senate.
Jan 5, 2021 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo and Clay Bennett
A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza A Women’s Boxing Team Grows in Gaza
In the midst of extreme privation, a new team in Gaza offers something like hope.
Jan 5, 2021 / Dave Zirin
What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History
Cait McKinney’s Information Activism argues that archiving work illustrates how access to information has improved the lives of marginalized people.
Jan 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / M. Jesuthasan
Josh Hawley Has Chosen to Sacrifice Democracy on the Altar of His Own Presidential Ambition Josh Hawley Has Chosen to Sacrifice Democracy on the Altar of His Own Presidential Ambition
The GOP rising star’s embrace of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is an acknowledgment that the party is beyond redemption.
Jan 5, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal
We need a decisive break from the previous century of US policy toward Iran, which has been based on domination.
Jan 5, 2021 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Khury Petersen-Smith
Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him Trump Turns the Crazy Up to 11—and the GOP Cheers Him
The lunatic in the Oval Office is bad enough. The deeper problem is his huge base of cult-like followers and GOP sycophants, who seem determined to follow him over a cliff.
Jan 5, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky