From the Editors
Our greatest national security threat isn’t covered by the military spending bill
It’s climate change.
The Biden administration’s offshore drilling bonanza is voluntary—and dangerous
It’s time for the president’s actions on fossil fuels to match his words.
The forced migration of Native Americans pushed them to inferior land
A recent study illuminates the economic cost of land theft. What might reparations look like?
The Russian troops at the Ukraine border are part of a larger ploy
What can the US do to change Putin’s political calculus?
American democracy can’t survive without federal election reform
The party in Trump’s thrall is going after the very notion of fair elections. Yet Congress has failed to act.
The dangerous doctrine of qualified immunity for police
When officers can duck consequences for civil rights violations, policing is more dangerous for everyone.
Why do we teach history?
Behind the curriculum debates lurks a deeper question about what it means to form citizens.
The recent increase in SNAP benefits was long overdue
Food stamps may be the most effective tool we have for fighting domestic poverty.
For Haitian migrants, temporary protected status is not enough
TPS is a short-term solution to an enduring problem rooted in centuries of Haitian history.
Whose religious freedom is at stake with Texas’s new abortion law?
Some rabbis are claiming that SB 8 violates the obligations of their faith.
The first question about the war in Afghanistan is why we were even there
There was never a good way to leave—or stay.
US climate action at last?
Congress may finally be poised to do something, though not enough.
The inequity caused by vaccine nationalism is deadly
Why many low-income countries aren’t getting the doses they need
Voter suppression is lethal to democracy
We can’t let the filibuster keep us from doing something about it.
Ending food insecurity will take more than community fridges
It’s beautiful when people come together to protect their hungry neighbors. It’s appalling that they have to.
Critical race theory is a gift to Christians
The good news about collective and institutional sin is that, like individual sin, it can be redeemed.
Americans need robust local news outlets
Democracy is about membership in a local community. It can’t flourish without local journalism.
Is there any hope for a just peace in Israel and Palestine?
A two-state solution seems as far off as ever. It’s also the only viable way forward.
State anti-trans bills aren’t just culture wars skirmishes
They’re acts of harm against living, breathing people.
The Derek Chauvin trial held one bad-apple cop accountable
But what about the rest of the barrel?