From the Editors
Woke corporations?
Unlike today’s Republican party, Delta and Coca-Cola are responsive to public opinion.
Why are we calling the predictable seasonal shift at our border a surge?
Pretending we don't expect something gets us off the hook for not being prepared.
Why Amazon workers deserve a union
It’s not just about how much they get paid.
Who is sacrificed, and who benefits?
Approaching Holy Week in the wake of a half million COVID-19 deaths
What the US has wrought in Yemen
Biden’s announcement of the end of American involvement is refreshingly clear and straightforward—assuming it pans out.
The 2017 tax law is getting even worse
The law’s assistance to lower-income Americans was modest—and temporary.
The federal death penalty and the Trump administration’s last-minute killing spree
The first federal execution in 17 years took place last summer. Twelve more followed.
At the US Capitol, pro-Trump extremists laid siege to democracy
Democracy is fragile. But the things that make it fragile are the same things that give it power.
What can Biden do without cooperation from Congress?
Lots of things. Here are a few priorities.
It’s time to end the cash bail system
You don’t get people to show up in court by threatening to take away money they never had.
The filibuster is bad for democracy
No matter which party controls the Senate
Looking to Advent as we grieve our COVID-19 dead
Lament and longing can be companions.
Trump’s refugee policy is a miserable moral failure
So is our nation’s long history of choosing economic success over global equity, safety, and wellbeing.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that Trump simply isn’t governing
And it isn’t partisan to say that a president who can’t or won’t do his job should be replaced by one who can and will.
Police shouldn’t be the first responders for mental health crises
When they are, the result can be deadly.
Trump’s eviction moratorium doesn’t help tenants pay their rent or landlords pay their mortgages
A real solution would require a large infusion of cash.
From black and white to Black and White
Why we’re capitalizing terms for racial identity
Why is the Border Patrol undermining humanitarian aid efforts at the southern border?
In July, agents raided a No More Deaths aid station—and 26 bodies were found in the desert.
Why the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is necessary
“The vote is precious,” said Lewis. Fifty-five years after Bloody Sunday and the Voting Rights Act, many Americans remain disenfranchised.
How local activists shut down the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The stakes were high for those in the pipeline’s path—and they fought accordingly.