The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty
Baby O’s case is at the center of a lawsuit to bring down the Indian Child Welfare Act. But far from proving ICWA should be overturned, it shows why the law is necessary.
Nov 9, 2022 / Feature / Rebecca Nagle
Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News. Clean Energy Is Booming. Now Here’s the Bad News.
The transition away from dirty energy is as much a political battle as it is a technological challenge.
Nov 9, 2022 / Mitch Jones
Teju Cole’s Elegiac Criticism Teju Cole’s Elegiac Criticism
For the novelist and photographer, to see—and to write about what one sees—is a way to confront the hard facts of the world.
Nov 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Walton Muyumba
Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It
Today’s midterm elections will have a huge impact on the economy, abortion rights, the environment and many other issues.
Nov 8, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Hooked Hands, and Kathleen Blake
The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear The Future of Democracy Requires an Electorate Free From Fear
This Election Day, we’re still striving to achieve FDR’s Four Freedoms.
Nov 8, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Buckle Up: This Could Be a Month-Long Election Night Buckle Up: This Could Be a Month-Long Election Night
Here’s your guide on how to follow results from races that may not be settled until later this week—or possibly even in December with a Georgia runoff election.
Nov 8, 2022 / John Nichols
Georgia Democrats Are Holding Their Breath Georgia Democrats Are Holding Their Breath
Record midterm early voting is a good sign. But everyone worries about massive GOP Election Day turnout.
Nov 8, 2022 / Joan Walsh
India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17 India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17
That was over a decade ago. When will she walk free?
Nov 8, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift
In May, the Libertarian Party removed support for abortion rights from its platform. Kelly Halldorson is running for governor of New Hampshire to fight the cooptation of her party ...
Nov 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
Meet the Woman Leading the Charge Against Bail Reform in New York Meet the Woman Leading the Charge Against Bail Reform in New York
The murder of her son radicalized Madeline Brame. Now, the right has embraced her as the muse of the movement to quash the most progressive bail reform law in the US.
Nov 8, 2022 / Sam Russek