Gender and Sexuality

The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia

The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia

The allegations of non-consensual sterilizations are horrifying—and not all that’s gone wrong at the immigration detention center.

Oct 30, 2020 / Eesha Pandit

Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again

Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again

By using Title IX to threaten a school’s federal funding, DeVos and Trump are imposing their own definition of what constitutes a woman athlete. 

Oct 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Trans rights activist Schuyler Bailar.

We Can’t See Young Progressive Voters as a Monolith We Can’t See Young Progressive Voters as a Monolith

Young people have diverse, complex demands for the future—and we should be taking them seriously.

Oct 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Petruce Jean-Charles and James Lepinsky

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Roe v. Wade allows women to have abortions without undue government restrictions. Trump’s SCOTUS picks may change that. 

Oct 20, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher

Coney Barrett Protest

‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable

Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.

Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Amy Coney Barrett

The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony

The nominee did her best to evade serious questions, but what she did say—about the ACA, Roe v. Wade, and the president’s power to delay elections—should terrify us all.

Oct 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

Amid the pandemic and worsening marginalization, we have to get better at doing one thing: listening.

Oct 14, 2020 / Sister Simone Campbell

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

The death toll rises while Trump blusters.

Oct 10, 2020 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists 2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic means 200,000+ deaths and devastating consequences for African American and Latinx communities.

Oct 9, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Sylvia Hernández, and Lalo Alcaraz

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

An antifa reporter swipes white.

Oct 9, 2020 / Feature / Talia Lavin

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