There Is No Universal Free Speech There Is No Universal Free Speech
PEN America hides behind the false universalism of free speech, but institutions always choose whom to protect.
Jul 5, 2024 / P.E. Moskowitz
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the date on the calendar.
Jul 4, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past
The baseball legend tells the Fox Sports audience what it was like playing baseball in the 1960s in the South.
Jun 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America Muslim Women Are Having Their Hijabs Torn Off by Police All Over America
Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody.
Jun 24, 2024 / Saliha Bayrak
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The civil rights icon preached that God believed “that people should be fed, that people should have access to life, that people should be treated equally and justly.”
Jun 19, 2024 / John Nichols
Contextual Bodies Contextual Bodies
Self-portraits juxtaposed on images sourced from the criminology records of Cuba aim to dismantle entrenched stereotypes and societal biases tethered to black masculinity and crimi...
Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Esteban Jiménez Guerra
Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action
Multiple harassment allegations illuminate why the tech mogul has embraced Trumpism.
Jun 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024 The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., 1928–2024
The “greatest teacher of nonviolence in America” was a mentor to generations of activists, from Martin Luther King Jr. to today’s union organizers and immigrant rights campaigners...
Jun 13, 2024 / Obituary / Peter Dreier
An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas
SB 4, which the ACLU called one of the most extreme pieces of anti-immigrant legislation ever enacted, would give Texas police the power to engage in immigration enforcement.
Jun 13, 2024 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites
Pundits and politicians are elevating blatantly dishonest polls to shore up an indefensible war.
Jun 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer