Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration
With husbands dying—from Covid-19, dangerous jobs, and more—in the US, many Mexican women are wondering whether migration is worth it anymore.
Dec 17, 2020 / Lorena Ríos
How Homeland Security Blurs Jurisdictions How Homeland Security Blurs Jurisdictions
Fusion centers were established after 9/11 to facilitate the sharing of counterterrorism intelligence among different agencies.
Dec 17, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice
Vote reparations would empower us to replace oppressive institutions with life-affirming structures of equality.
Dec 17, 2020 / Brandon Hasbrouck
Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid
The radical law professor explains how we can meet each other’s needs with dignity, care, and justice.
Dec 16, 2020 / Daniel Fernandez
Biden’s Risky Peace Offering to Republicans Biden’s Risky Peace Offering to Republicans
The president-elect thinks he can work with an opposition that only partly acknowledges his victory. Progressives need to prepare a Plan B.
Dec 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How to Defeat the Fossil Fuel Industry How to Defeat the Fossil Fuel Industry
Making it harder to build more pipelines and gas-powered plants will help make the Green New Deal and a livable planet so much more possible.
Dec 16, 2020 / Richard Lachmann, Michael Schwartz, and Kevin Young
Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia
The state’s electors included the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected district attorney in the United States.
Dec 16, 2020 / Timothy Pratt
Lost Voices, Muffled Histories, Piano Notes: The Poetry of Thulani Davis Lost Voices, Muffled Histories, Piano Notes: The Poetry of Thulani Davis
A new anthology of her writing, Nothing but the Music, tells the story of her thrilling body of work.
Dec 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Tobi Haslett
Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play
The vast right-wing talk-show network across the United States has enormous political sway—and Republican politicians know and embrace it.
Dec 16, 2020 / Thom Hartmann