How Do You Put a Price on the Loss of Autonomy From Forced Sterilization? How Do You Put a Price on the Loss of Autonomy From Forced Sterilization?
California has created a compensation fund for victims of state-sponsored, non-consensual sterilization, which happened in prisons for decades. But as the deadline looms, many who ...
Nov 9, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
The “Digital Blackface” Artist Competing for a Grammy The “Digital Blackface” Artist Competing for a Grammy
Ghostwriter’s “heart on my sleeve” became a viral hit thanks to vocals by Drake and The Weeknd. But neither artist contributed to the song.
Nov 9, 2023 / Faith Branch
Patient Rights Groups Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From ACT UP Patient Rights Groups Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From ACT UP
These groups are invoking ACT UP’s legacy to push for further deregulation of the FDA. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Nov 9, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Biden Is Tearing His Own Coalition Apart Biden Is Tearing His Own Coalition Apart
He’s trying to have both guns and butter. But you can’t revive liberalism by tying domestic renewal to militarism.
Workers Are Getting Paid to Do Nothing at Los Alamos National Laboratory Workers Are Getting Paid to Do Nothing at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The nuclear weapons complex is so mismanaged that employees are collecting full salaries to play chess and catnap.
Nov 9, 2023 / Feature / Alicia Inez Guzmán
Wang Bing, the World’s Hardest-Working Director Wang Bing, the World’s Hardest-Working Director
In his new film, Youth (Spring), the prolific director examines how the People’s Republic became the workshop for much of the world.
Nov 9, 2023 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls
The data shows that 66 percent of voters—and 80 percent of Democrats—want the president to call for a cease-fire. The longer he waits, the more voters will stay home next November...
Nov 8, 2023 / James Zogby for The Nation
Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan
Miller understood that the potential for bold change on abortion access was in the states, not in the federal courts.
Nov 8, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
Ady Barkan Turned Dying Into an Act of Love Ady Barkan Turned Dying Into an Act of Love
Even as his body gave out on him, Barkan invited his family, friends, and those lucky enough to cross his path to join him in fighting for a more just world.
Nov 8, 2023 / Obituary / Sarah Johnson and Brad Lander
Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear. Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear.
Kentucky’s pro-choice, pro-union governor just beat the combined power of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican money machine.
Nov 8, 2023 / John Nichols