The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis
Though international attention has waned, the battle over policing here still rages. Several lawsuits by the ACLU cut to the heart of what's at stake.
Aug 31, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler
Why Pickleball Is the Fastest-Growing Sport In the US Why Pickleball Is the Fastest-Growing Sport In the US
The game brings people together at a time of growing isolation and division.
Aug 30, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives. What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives.
Conservatives are developing legislation around “the basic social building block of the family.” The right to kinship in whatever form it takes is on the line.
Aug 30, 2022 / Tyler Bradway and Elizabeth Freeman
Lindsey Graham Threatens “Riots in the Streets” if Trump Is Prosecuted Lindsey Graham Threatens “Riots in the Streets” if Trump Is Prosecuted
There’s a strong undercurrent of menace in the right’s reaction to Trump’s well-deserved travails—but it won’t deter justice.
Aug 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing
The former “senator from MBNA” didn’t deliver student debt relief out of the goodness of his heart—but in response to a long, well-organized campaign.
Aug 29, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Can This Teenage Democrat Win in Ohio? Can This Teenage Democrat Win in Ohio?
Sam Lawrence is a college student running for the Ohio House of Representatives, modeling his campaign after Tim Ryan and Pete Buttigieg.
Aug 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives
With the government refusing to make medicine and medical equipment accessible, sick, and disabled people have to rely on each other for support.
Aug 26, 2022 / First Person / Nolan Trowe
Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio
Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.
Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols
Defund the Police Algorithms Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
Aug 25, 2022 / Michelle Chen