Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human
If there is a sea change in the way mental health is understood in elite sports, it is being led by Simone Biles and other Black women.
Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway
The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor
How a dark-money mogul bankrolled an astroturf backlash.
Aug 13, 2021 / Column / Jasmine Banks
One Country, Two Systems One Country, Two Systems
It can be seen black and white.
Aug 11, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free
To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.
Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd
Do We Need Police? Do We Need Police?
A former police lieutenant debates an abolitionist.
Aug 11, 2021 / The Debate / Diane Goldstein and Jasson Perez
“Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats” “Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats”
Democratic Senate candidates are demanding that their party’s caucus stop compromising on filibuster reform, infrastructure, voting rights, and budgets.
Aug 10, 2021 / John Nichols
The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back
The Indigenous-led leftist collective is committed to freeing the world from capitalism and colonialism.
Aug 10, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell
Whose Side Is the Supreme Court On? Whose Side Is the Supreme Court On?
Many people who came of age in the 1950s and 60s view the Supreme Court as a force for good when it comes to race. But the court has often been the most anti-progressive branch of ...
Aug 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics
Long before Trump, politicians on the country’s West Coast mobilized a white working-class base through violent hate of Chinese and Japanese immigrants.
Aug 9, 2021 / Feature / Mari Uyehara
Scorched Earth Scorched Earth
Orban blight. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 2.
Aug 6, 2021 / Steve Brodner