Who Are the Sons of Confederate Veterans? Who Are the Sons of Confederate Veterans?
A database of more than 57,000 names reveals members of a neo-Confederate group in the military, government, and academia.
Dec 17, 2021 / James Stout
Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading
The GOP has been relentlessly hammering on the issue since the last presidential election, viewing it as the party’s way back into suburban voters’ good graces.
Dec 17, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Texas Is Winnable. Beto’s the Candidate to Do It. Texas Is Winnable. Beto’s the Candidate to Do It.
A Beto gubernatorial win isn’t only very possible—it could permanently reshape the national political landscape.
Dec 15, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Can Farm Collectives Challenge Big Ag? Can Farm Collectives Challenge Big Ag?
The pandemic gave co-ops, food hubs, and community agriculture a boost, but keeping the momentum going will require help from policy-makers.
Dec 14, 2021 / Feature / Dean Kuipers
A Year on a Hinge of History A Year on a Hinge of History
If we want to save the republic, we will have to do it ourselves.
Dec 13, 2021 / D.D. Guttenplan
Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars
It’s time to acknowledge in the most concrete ways imaginable that the post-9/11 war on terror warrants a final sunset.
Dec 13, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Systemic Sadism at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Systemic Sadism at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office
As the trial begins today of one officer accused of beating a man to death for the “crime” of driving his own car, a new PBS documentary flips the script on a department lionized b...
Dec 10, 2021 / Tom Gogola
What We Can Learn From Sports Fandom’s Moral Drift What We Can Learn From Sports Fandom’s Moral Drift
Fandom has taken on the worst of the corrupted tribalism that has dominated so much of life outside the arena, the ballpark, and the stadium.
Dec 8, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte
The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking
And it hasn’t had this kind of opportunity for global expansion since fascism’s heyday in the 1930s.
Dec 7, 2021 / John Feffer
The Reconstruction of Gaza Has Been a Failure The Reconstruction of Gaza Has Been a Failure
The 2014 plan has largely institutionalized Israel’s control of the region and failed Gazans.
Dec 3, 2021 / Ariel Gold