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Republicans Are Trying to Rewrite America’s Racist History
That’s what the “critical race theory” debate is really about.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Biden Has the Power to Cancel Your Student Debt Right Now
We even drafted the executive order for him.
By Braxton Brewington
How McCarthy’s Anti-Communist ‘Red Scare’ Is Still Relevant Today
“We’re [still] willing to buy these simplistic solutions.”
By Sophie Hayssen
Arizona Plans to Restart Executions With Gas Used by the Nazis
The history of the cyanide gas Zyklon B is truly ghastly.
By Erin Coulehan
Harvey Milk Brought LGBTQ Americans Into the Streets
“His whole point was that America had to see that we were everywhere.”
By Lex McMenamin
The U.S. Needs a New Constitution
This is a less radical proposal than it may seem.
By Victoria Abraham
Calling Climate Change an Emergency Is a Statement of Fact
This isn’t biased language. It’s a description of reality.
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
For Undocumented Families, the COVID Recession Continues
“We felt very left out and hopeless.”
By Jacqui Germain
Luke O’Neil Thinks We’re Living in Hell
The writer’s new book is about the events of the past year.
By Kim Kelly
How the GOP’s Racist Voting Bills Could Be Stopped
Democrats won big in 2020. The GOP is trying to stop it from happening again.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Dems Can’t Repeat the Mistakes of the Obama Years
The window for bold policy action closes fast.
By Leah Greenberg
The Racist Origins of the Senate Filibuster
The filibuster explains why the modern U.S. government is so dysfunctional.
By Sophie Hayssen
Texas Officials Abandoned Us in the Dark
During a devastating storm, GOP leaders blamed green energy and fled for Cancún.
By Erin Coulehan
Why U.S. Cities Are Still So Segregated
Learn how the practice of redlining continues to shape America.
By Jameelah Nasheed
The Year of the Republican Woman Isn’t Going So Great
The GOP wanted more women in office. They ended up with people like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
By Kaylen Ralph
5 Key Moments in Black American History
From the establishment of HBCUs to the Tuskegee experiment.
By Bené Viera
The 2020 Election Was Not a Victory for Women
Inauguration Day left me heartbroken.
By Naava Ellenberg
A History of the Death Penalty in the United States
The Trump administration’s use of capital punishment stands apart.
By Alexa Stevens