What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks” What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks”
More than a century ago, the US government tried to silence Marie Equi, a radical queer abortionist.
Jan 4, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird
I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.
Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds
Has neoliberalism placed political power in the hands of consultants with calculators?
Dec 30, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism
With Trump and his enablers ready to weaponize every condescending word, liberals need to stop giving them ammunition.
Dec 30, 2021 / Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson
For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another
Since the West abandoned Afghanistan, the violence of the occupation has ended but hunger and the cruelties of the Taliban have taken its place.
Dec 29, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi
How Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Be Strategically Smart for Biden How Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Be Strategically Smart for Biden
The country desperately needs relief, and the president needs a political win.
Dec 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plague Doctors’ Bacchanal Plague Doctors’ Bacchanal
Another year of the Covid pandemic.
Dec 28, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Kornbluth
Why Democrats Started Fixating on Inflation Why Democrats Started Fixating on Inflation
Anticipating an impact on their electoral fortunes, Democrats are hoping to get ahead on a pressing question.
Dec 28, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez
These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022 These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022
For a year that saw progress come slowly and presidential approval ratings decline, these progressives held the line, speaking truth to power, defending democracy, and showing up f...
Dec 28, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols
The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement
Why is Mark Levin’s American Marxism so popular?
Dec 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin