Racism and Discrimination

Jesse Hagopian, his father, and his brother in Morgantown, Miss.

Celebrating Juneteenth by Emancipating History Celebrating Juneteenth by Emancipating History

A Black family’s pilgrimage to Mississippi.

Jun 19, 2023 / Jesse Hagopian

Riot police stand by as protesters brandish a placard for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement during a May Day march in Montpellier, France, on May 1, 2023.

We Shouldn’t Fear Being “Divisive” in Pursuit of Justice We Shouldn’t Fear Being “Divisive” in Pursuit of Justice

We shouldn’t pretend that movements like BDS aren’t “divisive.” Instead, we need to make the moral and ethical case for why that divisiveness is necessary.

Jun 16, 2023 / Omar Barghouti

LGBTQI+ Pride

LGBTQI+ Pride LGBTQI+ Pride

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) rights are human rights.

Jun 15, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

William Spriggs, chief economist at the AFL-CIO, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

William Spriggs Was the Economist Who Fought for the Entire Working Class William Spriggs Was the Economist Who Fought for the Entire Working Class

From his days as a graduate student union leader, he championed an intersectional vision of economic, social, and racial justice.

Jun 15, 2023 / John Nichols

US-Mexico Border

The Techno Dystopia Flourishing at the Border The Techno Dystopia Flourishing at the Border

Seeing the phaseout of Title 42 through the lens of a growing border-industrial complex.

Jun 13, 2023 / Todd Miller

Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

In The Backstreets, the novelist and poet documents the centuries of dislocation imposed on the Uyghur people

Jun 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Yangyang Cheng

Cornel West speaks at the 2019 Hutchins Center Honors W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Ceremony at Harvard University on October 22, 2019.

Cornel West Is the Right Man in the Wrong Party Cornel West Is the Right Man in the Wrong Party

An otherwise credible left-wing challenge to Biden is hampered by the dysfunctional People’s Party.

Jun 12, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Late Call

Late Call Late Call

Hello, Mom.

Jun 12, 2023 / OppArt / Michael deAdder

Dark in Here

Dark in Here Dark in Here

Golf tips.

Jun 9, 2023 / Steve Brodner

America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism

America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism

Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.

Jun 8, 2023 / P.E. Moskowitz

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