Politics
To make a better future, we must first realize why we didn’t get the one we were promised
Author Richard Barbrook talks about the failed promises of tech liberation, neoliberalism, and the ‘Californian Ideology’
By Matthew Sheffield
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Many older comedians would rather attack their audience than update their material
By Matthew Sheffield
Comedian Lisa Curry discusses why some standup comics are crying ‘cancel culture’ instead of coming up with new jokes
Male popular culture is obsolete, and men are suffering because of it
By Matthew Sheffield
Men’s support group leader Brandon Bradford says many men are feeling lonely because society never taught them sustainable mental health
What makes Trump supporters change their minds about him?
By Matthew Sheffield
Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier discusses her documentary about disillusioned Trump voters, “The Game Is Up”
America’s public libraries are facing an epidemic of censorship
By Matthew Sheffield
Jonathan Friedman of PEN America tells how far-right activists are trying to silence LGBT and progressive authors
‘A Brazil of hope’ as leftist Lula defeats far-right Bolsonaro in presidential runoff
By Brett Wilkins
The fights for the vote and bodily autonomy are connected, and so are the women who are telling us how
By Errin Haines
This was a GOP-inspired assassination attempt against Pelosi, and media must say so
By Joan McCarter
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, so what can be done to save more lives?
By Rebekah Barber
More than ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Proposed national bill is latest move in fight over LGBTQ+ rights
By Orion Rummler
Abortion isn’t the top voting issue for most Americans, but it’s still motivating them to turn out
By Grace Panetta
Charlie Kirk makes multiple historically and biblically baseless claims to justify his Christian nationalism
By Kyle Mantyla
Progressives have but one option on Election Day: Vote to defeat the neofascist GOP
By Norman Solomon
Democratic and Republican voters both love civility – but the bipartisan appeal is partly because nobody can agree on what civility is
By Robert B. Talisse