The Color of Water The Color of Water
In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of the California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.
Apr 16, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon
Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives
With New York’s lieutenant governor out of action, the path to power for veteran activist Ana María Archila just got a lot easier. But only if supporters can raise the funds that w...
Apr 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS
The Dodgers great didn’t just break Major League Baseball’s color line. He was also an activist whose legacy reaches from Brooklyn to South Africa to Palestine.
Apr 15, 2022 / Robert Ross
Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner
As Democrats embrace rugged individualism, the pundit class leans into public health apartheid.
Apr 14, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms
Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.
Apr 14, 2022 / Victor Pickard
Growing Up Queer in a Small Town Growing Up Queer in a Small Town
With minimal representation in my hometown and in the media, I hid my queerness and internalized toxic misconceptions about gender and sexuality.
Apr 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds
Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule? Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule?
Immigrants can put their residency status at risk by receiving government benefits. Could the president change this without altering the law?
Apr 11, 2022 / David M. Perry
193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives 193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives
Most House Republicans voted against capping insulin costs. Why? They defended the right of greedy capitalists to be greedy capitalists.
Apr 7, 2022 / John Nichols
As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin
It’s ever more critical that Democrats enact policies that visibly support working people.
Apr 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Is the Women’s Movement? Where Is the Women’s Movement?
Why do young feminists seem more interested in social media than in building feminist organizations?
Apr 5, 2022 / Meredith Tax