We Must Defend Imane Khelif We Must Defend Imane Khelif
Transphobia also hurts cisgender women like the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who don’t conform to a narrow, Eurocentric vision of womanhood.
Aug 5, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means to Be a Liberal Justice
During her short time on the Supreme Court, Jackson has articulated a skepticism toward judicial power that feels particularly urgent in a post-Roe world.
Aug 5, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America
The twisted political agenda behind smearing Kamala Harris as a political and racial chameleon.
Aug 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer
We Want Us Alive and Free We Want Us Alive and Free
Say their names. Homage to Femicide Victims, Barcelona street Art, 2024.
Aug 2, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform
Amid many Republicans’ continued hostility to LGBTQ rights in state legislatures, Democrats call the RNC’s removal of opposition to same-sex marriage “political theater.”
Aug 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran
J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think
Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.
Jul 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games
There are at least two trans nonbinary athletes—Quinn and Nikki Hiltz—and they’re impossible not to cheer for.
Jul 25, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn’t Ready for a Black Woman President” Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn’t Ready for a Black Woman President”
Even as Kamala Harris consolidates the entire Democratic Party behind her campaign, there will be people telling her she can’t win because she’s a woman of color.
Jul 23, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Free, Feminists and Rebels Free, Feminists and Rebels
Notable women: portraits and quotes, street mural, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
Jul 22, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Inside the Fight to Bring Midwives Back to Massachusetts Inside the Fight to Bring Midwives Back to Massachusetts
Midwifery is often a cheaper and safer alternative for some childbirths, yet the state’s policies require midwives to jump through increasingly difficult hoops to practice.
Jul 19, 2024 / StudentNation / Annika Inampudi