Activism

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Our lawless Supreme Court is shielded by a bipartisan elite ranging from Liz Cheney to Dick Durbin.

May 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Internet Photo: The Number of Holes Internet Photo: The Number of Holes

Shot to hell.

May 5, 2023 / OppArt

The Gun Industry’s Constitution

The Gun Industry’s Constitution The Gun Industry’s Constitution

Profits over American lives.

May 4, 2023 / OppArt / RJ Matson

An activist in Kolkata, India, paints her palm with the “Stop AIDS” message to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, 2022.

The Future of Global Health Has Rarely Looked Grimmer The Future of Global Health Has Rarely Looked Grimmer

It's not just about how much our leaders get wrong when it comes to public health. It's that the things they got right are in danger of slipping away.

May 4, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Members of the Writers Guild of America East on the picket line outside of the Peacock NewFront on May 2, 2023, in New York City.

Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why. Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why.

The Writers Guild of America is on strike because Hollywood bosses have treated our demands for fair and sustainable working conditions with contempt.

May 4, 2023 / Josh Gondelman

Guns Paralyze

Guns Paralyze Guns Paralyze

For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries.

May 3, 2023 / OppArt / Emilio Maldonado

Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding

Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding

A conversation with the award-winning poet and scholar Camille Dungy about her new book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.

May 2, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

The Price We Pay

The Price We Pay The Price We Pay

The hidden cost of guns.

May 2, 2023 / OppArt / Jeff Danziger

Iowa Starbucks Workers Want a Nice Hot Cup of Union Power

Iowa Starbucks Workers Want a Nice Hot Cup of Union Power Iowa Starbucks Workers Want a Nice Hot Cup of Union Power

Workers at the company’s Iowa City store are on the cusp of making some history.

May 2, 2023 / Dave Leshtz

John James Audubon wood cutting

Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New

White supremacists adopt the language of environmentalism to push both grotesque anti-immigrant bigotry and a broader, unnerving far-right agenda.

May 1, 2023 / Stan Cox

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