Politics / October 5, 2023 The “Trump for Speaker” Campaign Shipwrecks on the Shoals of Stupidity Some House Republicans want the former president to be their new boss. There are just two problems with this plan: it’s crazy, and it’s not allowed. John Nichols Ad Policy (Fox News / YouTube) Kevin McCarthy’s speakership ended as…
Society / October 5, 2023 The Vanguard Party of the Christian Right The Alliance Defending Freedom, an evangelical legal advocacy group, is behind many of the Supreme Court cases seeking right-wing rulings. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Lawyer Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, right, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington in December 2022,…
/ October 5, 2023 The Crisis of Shelter in the United States Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country? Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Ad Policy Condemned condominiums in Houston, 2007. (Photo by James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) The summer before seventh grade, my mother…
Politics / October 5, 2023 Who Is the Real Laphonza Butler? The new senator from California has been both a union organizer and a corporate consultant. Which side of her will we see in Congress? Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Senator-designate Laphonza Butler, a Democrat from California, left, is sworn in by US Vice President Kamala…
World / October 5, 2023 The American Ambassdor Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known. Peter Kornbluh Ad Policy A plaque dedicated to Harry…
Society / October 4, 2023 How DeSantis Is Using Sports to Hijack a Florida College The far-right extremists in charge of New College are recruiting baseball players to overhaul the ideology of the student body. Dave Zirin Ad Policy A view of the campus of the New College of Florida in Sarasota, Fla., on January…
Activism OppArt Today 8:30 am National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month Latinos Contributed a record-breaking $3.2 trillion to the US Economy in 2021 (equivalent to the fifth largest economy in the world,) according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Andrea Arroyo October 4, 2023 (Andrea Arroyo) Check out all installments in the…
Politics / October 4, 2023 Progressive Democrats in Congress Have Had Our Backs. Now We Need to Have Theirs. One of our biggest jobs in 2024 is to protect our progressive champions from the array of right-wing forces trying to remove them from office. Alexandra Rojas Ad Policy Representatives Ilhan Omar and Summer Lee at…
Politics / October 4, 2023 The Reason Gavin Newsom Didn’t Appoint Barbara Lee Is the Reason She Should Be a Senator Lee called out the California governor’s approach to filling the vacancy, maintaining her tradition of speaking truth to power. Newsom wasn’t impressed. But voters should be. John Nichols Ad Policy Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)…
World / October 4, 2023 30 Years Later, It’s Time to Bury the Oslo Accords Far from ensuring peace, Oslo cemented Israeli occupation and disenfranchised Palestinians. We desperately need to move past it. Ahmad Ibasis Ad Policy Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat applauds Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and US President Bill Clinton…