An Abortion Ban Killed Amber Thurman—and Likely Many More An Abortion Ban Killed Amber Thurman—and Likely Many More
Will the law that killed this vibrant young woman, a mother and medical assistant, be allowed to stand?
Sep 18, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate
The vice president has a chance to break the fever that has gripped US politics by giving a major speech defending Haitian Americans.
Sep 18, 2024 / John Nichols
Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word
There has been an effort to negate Fanon’s ideas and sever them from the people of Palestine. But in his work, I find the beginning of a credible path towards liberation.
Sep 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Sazi Bongwe
Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”? Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”?
The gunman never had him in his line of sight nor fired a shot. Trump ignored Secret Service warnings about security at his golf course. Yet he’s blaming Democrats and raising mon...
Sep 17, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride
Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States from September 15 to October 15. The Latino population in the USA is estimated to be around 65 million.
Sep 17, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out? Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out?
Losing one police commissioner might be merely careless. But losing two—with a number of federal investigations targeting the mayor’s inner circle—has encouraged challengers.
Sep 17, 2024 / Ross Barkan
JD Vance Can’t Even Bullshit Properly JD Vance Can’t Even Bullshit Properly
Donald Trump is a world-class BS artist. His running mate is just a twitchy liar.
Sep 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?
Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.
Sep 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen
Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die
Trump’s gambit is bad, but Vance’s is even worse. He’s one of Ohio’s senators; these are his constituents. How can he endanger them like this?
Sep 13, 2024 / Joan Walsh
White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom
Behind the vicious Trump-Vance attacks on Haitian immigrants is a long history of making the people of Haiti pay for the audacity of their revolution.
Sep 13, 2024 / Elie Mystal