Give the Students a Round of Applause Give the Students a Round of Applause
It's been a… tumultuous school year. But that didn’t stop young people from fighting for change.
Dec 31, 2020 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture
Brooks Laughlin tells incarcerated writer Michael J. Moore, “The most manly thing you can do is ask for help.”
Dec 31, 2020 / Michael J. Moore
Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign
“She’s lied, not only on me, but on Jesus,” says the Rev. Raphael Warnock, as religious leaders decry the Republican’s vile attacks on the Black pastor.
Dec 29, 2020 / John Nichols
House Democrats’ Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Huge—and Not Enough House Democrats’ Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Huge—and Not Enough
This is exactly the right time to start pulling back from the war on drugs.
Dec 28, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
‘Christmas in My Soul’ ‘Christmas in My Soul’
Fifty years ago this season, Laura Nyro delivered a timeless rebuke to racism, militarism, and “the sins of politics.”
Dec 25, 2020 / John Nichols
A Brave Pastor’s Vision A Brave Pastor’s Vision
Immigrant children put in cages. What would Jesus say?
Dec 24, 2020 / OppArt / Rev. Karen Clark Ristine
Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
A constant fight for freedom, equality, and unity, to change America’s culture of racism.
Dec 23, 2020 / OppArt / Angelique Scott
How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona
While some Democrats have taken to blaming racial-justice activism for their party’s poor showing in down-ballot races, Arizona activist Lola N’Sangou tells a very different story.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano
The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent an unmistakable rebuke to the IOC.
Dec 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly
As the campaign to vaccinate almost all Americans against Covid-19 rolls out, racial equity must be at the forefront.
Dec 23, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter