
Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks
The $4 billion in federal Covid relief funds coming to the city offers an unprecedented chance to deliver affordable housing, safe schools, and secure neighborhoods. The mayor want...
Aug 20, 2021 / Eleni Schirmer

America’s Global Imperialist Footprint America’s Global Imperialist Footprint
With hundreds of military bases around the world, America’s imperialist ambitions won’t stop with failure in Afghanistan.
Aug 20, 2021 / Patterson Deppen

Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census? Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?
While the Census showed significant growth among communities of color, it was still, almost certainly, a vast and deliberate undercount.
Aug 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

In Afghanistan, We Have Never Tasted True Independence In Afghanistan, We Have Never Tasted True Independence
In past years, Afghans wondered if Independence Day would be disturbed by yet another bombing. This year we wonder if we can even celebrate the holiday.
Aug 19, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi

July Calendar July Calendar
Recording recent history, month by month.
Aug 19, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

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

5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong 5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong
More important than the man who took the knee is the movement he helped launch.
Aug 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin

30 Years Ago, the Tanks Rolled Into Moscow—but We Refused to Be Silent 30 Years Ago, the Tanks Rolled Into Moscow—but We Refused to Be Silent
During the failed 1991 coup against Gorbachev, the democratic press rose up with a unity and determination that is hard to imagine today.
Aug 19, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement
Gender nonconformity threatens a worldview that is fixated on immutable and antiquated gender roles.
Aug 18, 2021 / Talia Lavin

The New Variant The New Variant
The Covid pandemic continues to disproportionately affect communities of color.
Aug 18, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill