Why the Idaho GOP Wants to Ban Anti-Racist and Anti-Sexist Education
This isn't about wokeness. It's the latest chapter of white supremacist backlash — and we can't let it succeed.
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Right-Wing State Legislators Make Unprecedented Attack on Trans Kids
Just this week, the Arkansas legislature passed an extreme anti-trans bill barring medically necessary care for trans youth.
After Half Century in Prison, Elderly Black Panther Should Not Be Left to Die
The case of 84-year-old Sundiata Acoli, who is low risk of re-offending, shows the limits of pandemic relief for incarcerated people.
Oscars Face Stark Choice Over War Movie "Quo Vadis, Aida?"
Can a saga of genocide in Bosnia, directed by a woman and focusing on civilians, win an Academy Award for best international film?
Jim Crow Tactics on Full Display in Georgia as Black Legislator Arrested for Knocking on a Capitol Door
Behind that door, Gov. Brian Kemp, alongside six white lawmakers, signed what critics say is a new era of voting restrictions.
Yes, Blame Christian Fundamentalism for the Atlanta Murders
The shooter's church denounces misogyny, but its dogma says desire is a sickness.
Women's Safety Movement Sparked by Sarah Everard's Murder Should Focus More on Cops and the Home
Discussions of "stranger danger" can obscure the structures of gendered power, including state and domestic violence.
Jim Crow Rises: Desperate Georgia Republicans Scurry to Pass Voting Restrictions Law
The measures in SB 241, the bill that passed the Georgia Senate on Monday night, range from draconian to absurd.
Forget $15 an Hour — the Minimum Wage Should Be $24
The minimum wage once went up hand in hand with the productivity of the U.S. economy. It should again.
Socialist Legislators Want to Impeach Cuomo for Abuses of Power
Left-wing legislators have changed the game, taking on Cuomo for sexual harassment — and the style of politics he represents.