The Pleasure of His Company The Pleasure of His Company
Fossil fools. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 19.
Jul 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The ‘Creative Chaos’ of Gloria Richardson (1922–2021) The ‘Creative Chaos’ of Gloria Richardson (1922–2021)
The civil rights activist was a militant advocate for her community as well as a canny strategist.
Jul 23, 2021 / Barbara Smith
Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power
It’s no accident that the current assault on voting rights started not with the failed reelection of Donald Trump but with the successful election of Barack Obama.
Jul 22, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Biden’s New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated Biden’s New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated
Migration is a cure for economic crisis—not a cause of it.
Jul 22, 2021 / Aviva Chomsky
The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think
The John Lewis Voting Rights Act is a valuable piece of legislation. So is the For the People Act. Both are destined to fail in front of the Supreme Court.
Jul 21, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Why did Texas senators vote to drop Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” from school curriculums?
Jul 21, 2021 / John Nichols
Policing Won’t Stop Anti-Asian Violence—Solidarity Will Policing Won’t Stop Anti-Asian Violence—Solidarity Will
Hate crime legislation and law enforcement will not protect working-class Asian communities.
Jul 20, 2021 / Chalay Chalermkraivuth and Heena Sharma
This Texas Democrat Doesn’t Want Proud Boys Standing Over His Grandmother as She Votes This Texas Democrat Doesn’t Want Proud Boys Standing Over His Grandmother as She Votes
Representative James Talarico is a rising star thanks to his adept pushback on Trump’s Big Lie and the Texas GOP’s anti–voting rights agenda.
Jul 19, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie
Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.
Jul 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway
How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy
This is what’s missing from the new conversation about care work.
Jul 16, 2021 / Premilla Nadasen