The School Board Culture War The School Board Culture War
Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.
May 20, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation
Los Demolicionistas—“the Demolitionists”—have organized to stop nonunion employers from taking advantage of immigrant workers.
May 19, 2022 / Ashley Bishop
Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees
Racism lowers the floor for how all people are treated. But it’s not too late to change.
May 18, 2022 / Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani
When Right-Wing Attacks on School Textbooks Fell Short When Right-Wing Attacks on School Textbooks Fell Short
Some essential lessons from an earlier culture war.
May 18, 2022 / Jonathan Zimmerman
The “Brutal Solidarity” Between Buffalo and Palestine The “Brutal Solidarity” Between Buffalo and Palestine
The violence that has visited Buffalo’s Black community and the Palestinian mourners of Shireen Abu Akleh speaks to the commonality of their oppression.
May 17, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right The Ideas Behind the Buffalo Massacre Are Now Mainstream on the Right
Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Elise Stefanik: They’ve all revved-up loons who hate Jews, people of color, and immigrants, and some want to kill.
May 16, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre
Two opportunists demonstrate the triumph of Trumpist racism and conspiracy theories.
May 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Frozen Between Two Languages Frozen Between Two Languages
For Asian Americans, the fear of violence is real. Because of an incident six years ago, I'm still worried whenever my grandpa goes out alone.
May 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Seohee Jung
The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation
Caroline Elkins’s new history of the British Empire is a damning account of its violent crimes against its subjects.
May 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts
To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.
May 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal