Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa
Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.
Leif ReigstadWar and Peace
We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War
Those who provide history and context around the conflict should not be silenced or smeared.
Katrina vanden HeuvelSociety
Child Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning
As federal efforts to invest in affordable child care have stalled, a growing number of states have stepped up to enact major changes aimed at stabilizing the sector.
Bryce CovertClimate Change
We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War
The world’s ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.
Michael T. KlareThe Abortion Fight
6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe”
We can win this eventually, but despair will make it harder. Just concentrate on what you can do now.
Katha Pollitt and The NationEven Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion
In spite of having made up my mind, I still had to face unnecessary barriers in order to access medical care that I could have received online and by mail.
Larada Lee-WallaceThe Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling
In the wake of the Supreme Court leak, the former president of Catholics for a Free Choice discusses the moral obligation to take care of women in need of abortions.
Claudia DreifusPolitics
Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot
Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.
John Nichols
Summer Lee Shows Progressive Ideals Can Overcome Corporate Smears
The Pennsylvanian is one of several progressives who are leading in key races nationwide, beating super PAC cash and centrist candidates.
John Nichols
The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators
Ted Cruz manufactured a case to upend anti-corruption provisions, and it worked.
John Nichols
Culture
The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter
A conversation with historian Donna Murch about the past, present, and future of Black radical organizing.
Elias Rodriques
Olga Ravn’s Office Novel in Space
The Employees offers a surreal and biting account of all the hazards and indignities of the contemporary workplace.
Jessica Loudis
Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought
His new book The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural Turn is an impassioned argument for centering class politics in both theory and praxis.
Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsWorld
Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa
Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.
Leif Reigstad
We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War
The world’s ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.
Michael T. Klare
Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism”
Whether it’s a new variation of “the socialism of fools” or the same old fascist shell game, the Hungarian leader’s illiberal democracy has the American right under its spell.
Jeet Heer
Watch and Listen
Listen: John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, Plus Lynn Garafola on “La Nijinska”
On this week’s show, an analysis on pro-Israel groups trying to sway Democratic primaries and a discussion about the amazing life of a Russian avant-garde dancer.
May 19, 2022
Listen: Tucker Carlson’s Mouthpiece, Glenn Greenwald
Eoin Higgins comes on the Time of Monsters podcast to discuss how the contrarian pundit is now whitewashing racism.
May 18, 2022
