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
Latino Voters Show How Far Georgia Has Come Latino Voters Show How Far Georgia Has Come
Whatever happens in tomorrow’s runoff election, the growing demographic is poised to become a major political force in the state.
Jan 4, 2021 / Timothy Pratt
The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving
To build back better, Biden’s administration should focus on one of this country’s fastest-growing occupations: home care work.
Jan 4, 2021 / Ai-jen Poo
The Georgia Senate Runoff Races Are Too Wild to Call The Georgia Senate Runoff Races Are Too Wild to Call
The Warnock and Ossoff campaigns have met most of their targets to date, but the most important contest in this runoff is to beat back GOP voter suppression.
Jan 4, 2021 / Joan Walsh
A Clown Coup That Deserves Serious Punishment A Clown Coup That Deserves Serious Punishment
Though pathetic and doomed to failure, Trump’s attempt to overturn the election still merits impeachment, censure—and criminal investigation.
Jan 4, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime
If Trump’s pressuring of Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” votes to overturn an election result isn’t impeachable, nothing is.
Jan 4, 2021 / John Nichols