Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History
His two-volume novel, The American People, is a nearly 1,700-page phantasmagoria that reimagines the nation’s history as a sordid queer saga, climaxing with the AIDS crisis.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jeremy Lybarger
These Are the 7 Most Important Races for Progressives These Are the 7 Most Important Races for Progressives
Here are the best opportunities for the left to seize seats from establishment Democrats.
Feb 25, 2020 / Luke Kastel
The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020 The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020
The wheels could come off the global economy—and if they do, Trump will double down on racism, xenophobia, and the politics of fear.
Feb 25, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions
His naked callousness has shown plainly that these rituals sometimes reveal the nonsense they’re meant to cover up.
Feb 25, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising
Women and girls in the ongoing protest movement are up against a deeply unequal society.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jessie Lau
The Sanders Campaign Goes Beyond Intersectionality The Sanders Campaign Goes Beyond Intersectionality
Delivering real change in peoples’ lives requires us to reject the monopoly that corporate-backed and university-based social movements hold over what counts as justice.
Feb 24, 2020 / Joanna Wuest
What Comes After the Nuclear Family? What Comes After the Nuclear Family?
Progressives need to articulate a new philosophy of family life.
Feb 24, 2020 / Nicole Sussner Rodgers
Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction
Like it or not, the “Miracle on Ice” team has long allowed itself to be used by the worst actors in our politics.
Feb 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Why MSNBC Is Freaking Out Over Bernie Sanders Why MSNBC Is Freaking Out Over Bernie Sanders
Beholden to Never Trump partisans, the network can’t stand the Democratic Party’s shift to the left.
Feb 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand
Inside the Bellagio caucus, a workforce made up mostly of women of color buried the “Bernie Bro” myth forever.
Feb 24, 2020 / Eric Blanc