Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem
Why I’m not celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month.
Mar 29, 2023 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Get Ready for Yet Another Pentagon Spending Spree Get Ready for Yet Another Pentagon Spending Spree
This year, the budget will be in striking distance of the $1 trillion mark that hawkish officials and pundits could only dream about a few short years ago.
Mar 29, 2023 / William D. Hartung
What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?
Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.
Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler
The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants
Since its creation after 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has criminalized immigrants living in the United States as well as those newly arriving or seeking safety here.
Mar 27, 2023 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Setareh Ghandehari
Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles
This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.
Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl
A Death in the Valley: What the End of SVB Reveals About VC Class Solidarity A Death in the Valley: What the End of SVB Reveals About VC Class Solidarity
With the banking system sitting on $620 billion in paper (unrealized) losses, this saga may be far from over.
Mar 17, 2023 / Doug Henwood
“A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom “A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom
With Israeli politicians constantly fanning the rhetorical flames, last month's violence—and actual arson—didn’t exactly come as a surprise.
Mar 16, 2023 / Fatima AbdulKarim
Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature
Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.
Mar 13, 2023 / Eleni Schirmer
The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor
Bipartisan buck-passing and a ramshackle immigration system have revived Victorian degradation.
Mar 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious
At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.
Mar 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer