Why LGBTQ Catholics Are Ambivalent About the “Gift” of Same-Sex Blessings Why LGBTQ Catholics Are Ambivalent About the “Gift” of Same-Sex Blessings
For some, it’s a watershed moment and for others it’s a piddling half-step. But it has the radical potential to encourage some very important conversations.
Jan 3, 2024 / Michael F. Pettinger
A Visit to Belmarsh Prison, Where Julian Assange Awaits His Final Appeal Against Extradition to the US A Visit to Belmarsh Prison, Where Julian Assange Awaits His Final Appeal Against Extradition to the US
The Wikileaks founder says he fears his own imprisonment, US government surveillance, and restrictions on the group’s funding have effectively scared off potential whistleblowers....
Jan 2, 2024 / Charles Glass
Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis
US policy is exacerbating the growing crisis.
Jan 1, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande
More Democracy, Not the Courts, Will Defeat Trump’s Authoritarianism More Democracy, Not the Courts, Will Defeat Trump’s Authoritarianism
The pursuit of legal liberalism is a distraction from mobilizing a majority coalition against a would-be dictator.
Dec 29, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
By having contracts with all the Big Three automakers expire on May Day, 2028, the UAW president also issued a challenge to the labor movement. Will his union be ready to meet it?...
Dec 28, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara
World / December 21, 2023 A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara Fifty years after the famed Chilean folksinger was murdered by Pinochet’s military, his alleged execution…
Dec 21, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
The disgraced former mayor was a racist authoritarian—even back when he was being celebrated by the mainstream media.
Dec 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Biden’s Decision to Skip New Hampshire Is “Political Malpractice” Biden’s Decision to Skip New Hampshire Is “Political Malpractice”
Politics / December 18, 2023 Biden’s Decision to Skip New Hampshire Is “Political Malpractice” Grassroots Democrats can save him with a write-in campaign. But avoiding a battle…
Dec 18, 2023 / John Nichols