The Right-Wing Pretexts of Parents’ and Children’s Rights The Right-Wing Pretexts of Parents’ and Children’s Rights
Across the country, both notions are being carried to absurd extremes—at great cost to the groups they claim to represent.
Feb 23, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
The Killer Robots Are Here. It’s Time to Be Worried. The Killer Robots Are Here. It’s Time to Be Worried.
When the leading advocates of autonomous weaponry tell us to be concerned about the unintended dangers posed by their use in battle, the rest of us should be worried.
Feb 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
Mitch McConnell Wants to Hand Wisconsin’s Senate Seat to a California Banker Mitch McConnell Wants to Hand Wisconsin’s Senate Seat to a California Banker
Urged on by the Senate minority leader, Wisconsin Republicans place a losing bet on a critical Senate race.
Feb 23, 2024 / John Nichols
The War on Transgender Kids Took the Life of Nex Benedict The War on Transgender Kids Took the Life of Nex Benedict
America eats its young through legislation that valorizes bullying.
Feb 22, 2024 / Dave Zirin
The GOP Witness Against Hunter Biden Is Full of Baloney The GOP Witness Against Hunter Biden Is Full of Baloney
FBI informant Alexander Smirnov has been indicted for lying to federal agents—and may have ties to Russian intelligence.
Feb 22, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Black History Month: Ruth Wilson-Gilmore Black History Month: Ruth Wilson-Gilmore
A prison abolitionist and prison scholar, she is the director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics.
Feb 22, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances
To Seek Peace in Ukraine, Remember the End of the Cold War To Seek Peace in Ukraine, Remember the End of the Cold War
US-Russia relations once seemed so promising after the collapse of the USSR. An honest look at how they soured can help us understand today’s conflicts.
Feb 22, 2024 / Anatol Lieven
A Granddaughter of Genocide Survivors Dreams of Never Again A Granddaughter of Genocide Survivors Dreams of Never Again
A walk though Gaza with Raphael Lemkin, the father of the UN convention on genocide.
Feb 22, 2024 / Feature / Dana Mashoian Walrath
We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion
Republicans are working hard to destroy our public health infrastructure. Too many Democrats are helping them. It needs to stop now.
Feb 22, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Mainstream Media Is Failing Trans People. These Journalists Are Fighting Back. The Mainstream Media Is Failing Trans People. These Journalists Are Fighting Back.
A small but influential group of trans journalists are covering trans issues in a way that too many leading outlets refuse to do.
Feb 22, 2024 / Emmet Fraizer