The Blue Welfare State The Blue Welfare State
With its new budget proposal, California could be poised to go down the social-democratic route taken by most Western democracies three-quarters of a century ago.
May 21, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The Fall of the House of Gates? The Fall of the House of Gates?
Fully reckoning with Bill Gates means not just focusing on how he treats women—vital as that is—but also confronting our own deep-seated worship of wealth and hardwired belief in h...
May 20, 2021 / Tim Schwab
Surveillance Surveillance
Over-policing in Black and brown communities.
May 19, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill
Working Women Need the PRO Act Working Women Need the PRO Act
Passing off anti-union beliefs under the guise of feminism isn’t just cynical—it’s flat-out wrong.
May 17, 2021 / Mindy Isser
The California Prosecutors Who Want to Keep People Out of Jail The California Prosecutors Who Want to Keep People Out of Jail
In the state that once pioneered the punitive Three Strikes policy, a coalition of recently elected district attorneys is pushing back against mass incarceration.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step
Now we need to make sure poorer countries have the resources and technical capacity to ramp up production.
May 17, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women
Women like Claire McClinton, Johnnie Tillmon, and Julia Ward Howe have allowed us glimpses of what a country that served and empowered all women looks like.
May 15, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front
The imprisonment of Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen and the prospect of humane redistribution of wealth show California both failing and aspiring to its political promise.
May 14, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Black Families Matter Black Families Matter
Honoring black lives, every day.
May 12, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks
When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor
Garment workers in India don’t need life-skills training. They need higher wages.
May 12, 2021 / Maria Hengeveld