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
Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam
“Fiction is so incredibly rife with ethical questions.”
Aug 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
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
This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator
The former president doesn’t want to destroy the security state. He wants to bend it to his will.
Aug 3, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
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
For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail
The indictment Jack Smith brought against Donald Trump is strong. The only question is whether the former president can outrun the charges long enough to win reelection.
Aug 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Why Did Trump’s January 6 Indictment Take So Long? Why Did Trump’s January 6 Indictment Take So Long?
There’s plenty of blame to go around—starting with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Aug 2, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy
Politics / August 2, 2023 Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy A hyper-partisan conservative majority that almost helped Trump try to steal the…
Aug 2, 2023 / John Nichols