Society

The Latinx House Raizado Festival

The Renewed Fight for Latinx Rights and Representation The Renewed Fight for Latinx Rights and Representation

From Hollywood portrayals to abortion laws to income inequality, panelists reimagine the status quo on the second day of the Latinx House’s Raizado Festival.

Sep 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

A participant holding a “Defund the Police” sign at a protest

Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police” Why We Don’t Say “Reform the Police”

Reforms that leave policing’s core functions in place will not prevent state violence against Black people. To build a better society, we must abolish policing altogether.

Sep 2, 2022 / Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie

“The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table”

“The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table” “The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table”

With a new video series devoted to the most pressing questions on the left, The Nation continues to expand its editorial reach into new channels.

Sep 1, 2022 / Press Room

Senator Joe Manchin departs the Capitol as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess.

Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act

In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”

Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello

A close-up photo of Sandy Morris, she is smiling.

Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows

Anthony Fauci understood that making people like Sandy who are living with a disease part of the research process leads to better science. But the rest of the NIH still hasn’t gott...

Sep 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Former President Trump And Fellow Conservatives Address Annual CPAC Meeting

These Are the Crimes That Will Disqualify Trump From Ever Again Being President These Are the Crimes That Will Disqualify Trump From Ever Again Being President

A new DOJ court filing outlines “multiple sources of evidence” against the former president that could take him off the campaign trail—permanently.

Sep 1, 2022 / John Nichols

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.

Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Latinx House Raizado Festival

The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality

In one of the wealthiest towns in the country, Latinx and Indigenous issues intersect on the first day of the Latinx House’s inaugural Raizado Festival. 

Sep 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions during the closing press conference at the 2018 NFL Annual Meetings in Orlando.

The NFL Disrespects Women. What Else Is New? The NFL Disrespects Women. What Else Is New?

Anyone who finds sexual violence repugnant again finds themselves at odds with the league.

Aug 31, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Emmett Till looks into the distance. He is wearing a hat.

How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media” How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media”

The young Black man’s murder is an outrage that still haunts our history. So do the lies in the media set in motion by the discovery of his mutilated body 67 years ago today.

Aug 31, 2022 / Chris Lamb

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