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…
Society / October 4, 2023 Stigma Makes Abortion Criminalization Possible A Nebraska mother and daughter were put behind bars for self-managing an abortion, but not because of what the law says is illegal. Elizabeth Ling Ad Policy Protestors demonstrate at the March for Reproductive Rights organized by Women’s March LA on April 15, 2023, in…
Covering Climate Now / October 4, 2023 Jane Fonda’s Last Crusade The activist and Hollywood legend is “having a ball” electing climate champions across the US. Mark Hertsgaard Ad Policy Actress Jane Fonda is arrested during the “Fire Drill Friday” Climate Change Protest on October 25, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (John Lamparski / Getty Images)…
Politics / October 3, 2023 Kevin McCarthy Is History The Republican speaker of the House has become the first ever to be ousted from his position. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Former US speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) departs after speaking to reporters in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol on September 26, 2023….