When White Men Set Standards of “Normalcy”
White cisgender heterosexual men have assumed the power to define the terms for how to be—and not to be—in the world, rendering the rest of us aberrations. And that should terrify all of us.
White Supremacy
Can White People Reckon With Their Racist Families?
Our columnist and author Maud Newton speak with candor about her excellent new book 'Ancestor Trouble,' the brutal discovery of being a descendent of slave owners, and the question of reconciling with a bigoted parent.
Anti-Vaxxers and Domestic Terrorists Are Aligning
More and more anti-vax “activists” are identifying with so-called sovereign citizens, whose anti-government ideologies are becoming increasingly extreme and dangerous.
“Religion” Is Not Good for America
The white, patriarchal Christian Right is trying to shove this country toward a theocratic, autocratic fascist state despite a growing attrition from organized religion.
Which Side of Wrong Is J.D. Vance’s New Right Wing?
To say the 'Hillbilly Elegy' author and now GOP Senatorial candidate in Ohio is without principles is an overstatement. But Vance can't even figure out which fascist faction of the neo-Trumpist GOP to pander to.
America Is at War With Itself
At 245 years old, with two civil wars behind it, and in the grips of a third, the United States is anything but. Will we ever build peace?
The Far Right and Anti-Trans Movements’ Unholy Alliance
Trans people have been under assault, by GOP legislators, the Religious Right, white nationalists—and anti-trans feminists. And it's now escalating to an all-out war.
The Ideologies of Supremacy
Racism and misogyny are essential tools wielded by the reigning class—and they’re fundamentally un-democratic.
The Primaries Are Segregated
We have seven white Democratic candidates, most of them well-intentioned, but none has found a path forward to enact policies that will help their most critical constituency: Black voters.
Trump’s New Visa Rules Are Eugenics In Disguise
The Trump administration's new policy targeting Black and brown pregnant immigrants is yet another white nationalistic ploy to normalize discrimination.