The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself
Whether he is convicted or not, legal scholars and historians argue that Trump’s insurrectionist actions meet the disqualification standard outlined in the 14th Amendment.
Aug 4, 2023 / John Nichols
Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope? Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope?
More than just a train, the scale of the project is enormous. And its effects are already visible.
Aug 4, 2023 / Étienne von Bertrab
A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below
Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.
Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU
The European Union requires the country to strengthen human rights. But leading up to Tbilisi Pride Fest, members of the ruling party continued to dehumanize LGBTQ residents.
Aug 4, 2023 / StudentNation / Jade Lozada
Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough
Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.
Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg
Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship
Anthropologist Esther Newton and artist Holly Hughes tell Laura Flanders how they’ve flourished through decades of culture wars.
Aug 3, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Personhood and Humanity Personhood and Humanity
Ubuntu “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu” (Zulu) means that a person is a person through other people.
Aug 3, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas
There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment
Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson makes a notable cameo in the 45-page document.
Aug 3, 2023 / John Nichols
The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed
Women are finding camaraderie in the unlikeliest of places at a time when the forces of sexism, homophobia, and transphobia are strong and emboldened.
Aug 3, 2023 / Moira Donegan
The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions
I witnessed the death of Jemaine Cannon. I was horrified.
Aug 3, 2023 / J.C. Hallman