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Supreme Nightmare

Supreme Nightmare Supreme Nightmare

Tearing down women’s rights.

May 5, 2022 / OppArt / Ratt and Shout Your Abortion

A group of women in costume hold signs. One raises her fist.

Strippers Seize the Moment, Turning a Lockout Into a Picket Line Strippers Seize the Moment, Turning a Lockout Into a Picket Line

How many assaults, rapes, and shootings will it take for these performers to be afforded even the basic protections a union could provide?

May 5, 2022 / Antonia Crane

Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights

Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights Whatever It Takes, Democrats Must Defend Abortion Rights

Voters did their part by electing Democrats in 2020. It’s past time these elected leaders did theirs.

May 5, 2022 / Atima Omara

It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming

It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming It’s Time for Democrats to Do More Than Vote-Shaming

Despite their control of the House, Senate, and presidency, Democrats won’t take responsibility for an unprecedented attack on reproductive rights on their watch.

May 4, 2022 / Aída Chávez

A sign taped on a camera that read

Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom

The State Department is at long last seeing the basketball star as the “wrongfully detained” person she is.

May 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Kathy Boudin’s Remarkable Journey

Kathy Boudin’s Remarkable Journey Kathy Boudin’s Remarkable Journey

Until I met Kathy, I had never witnessed the kind of self-study she engaged in to understand who she was before the crime that defined her life—and how she could begin to make amen...

May 4, 2022 / Obituary / Elizabeth Gaynes

Protests at the Supreme Court

Yes, We Will Fight for “Roe.” But We Are Also Mourning. Yes, We Will Fight for “Roe.” But We Are Also Mourning.

I’d like to say the folks at the Emily’s List gala were fired up and ready to fight—but that would be missing the undercurrent of trauma in the crowd.

May 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Gladys Bentley

Gladys Bentley Gladys Bentley

Talent, boldness, courage.

May 4, 2022 / OppArt / Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman

The Fate of Abortion Rights Rests Not in D.C. but in the Statehouses

The Fate of Abortion Rights Rests Not in D.C. but in the Statehouses The Fate of Abortion Rights Rests Not in D.C. but in the Statehouses

With legislation codifying Roe deadlocked in Washington, Democrats must focus attention and resources on statehouse elections.

May 4, 2022 / John Nichols

We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media

We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media We Cannot Rely on Billionaires to Create Necessary Guardrails on Social Media

Nothing makes the case for public ownership of online public spaces like a billionaire proposing to buy one.

May 3, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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