Politics

Community members, some of whom are white and some of whom are Black and Latinx, stand together on the lawn of a house in Los Angeles

Flipping the Focus: The Reclaimers Are Fighting the Vacant Housing Crisis

by Zoie Matthew

December 3, 2020 at 12:03pm

Who is being displaced from cities in order to make room for the wealthy? Read more »

A newspaper showing Donald Trump with his face cut out.

Hoax Appeal: COVID-19 Has Led Wellness Influencers to Embrace QAnon

by Nora Salem

November 25, 2020 at 2:50pm

Plandemic gained a surprising foothold in the ever-expanding world of wellness. Read more »

A brown woman with brown hair wears an orange blouse and reads a book on a sofa.

9 Political Novels That Help Us Understand Our Current Chaos

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

November 23, 2020 at 11:48am

These nine novels help us better understand how we got here. Read more »

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

White Rage, White Guilt: How Long Do We Wait for White Women to Learn?

by Katherine Morgan

November 20, 2020 at 12:31pm

I believe that the intentions were good, but the worst thing about good intentions is that sometimes the energy can be misplaced. Read more »

Donald Trump, a white dumpy man wearing a navy blue suit, talks to journalists in front of the White House

The Media Is Fed up with Trump. Finally.

by s.e. smith

November 19, 2020 at 2:27pm

Legacy publications are starting to publish critical analysis of breaking news with a healthy dose of context. Read more »

Pro-Trump protesters gathered during the “Million MAGA March.”

It’s Not Over: America’s Future of White Supremacist Violence

by Nicole Froio

November 19, 2020 at 11:45am

Clearly white supremacy will not go away after a single election. Read more »

an Asian woman with shoulder-length blond hair is wearing a black mask across her face as she stares into space

Our Healthcare System Is Completely Unprepared for Long COVID

by Naseem Jamnia

November 19, 2020 at 10:54am

How will our healthcare system accommodate an influx of post-viral symptoms weeks, months, and even years after the pandemic is under control? Read more »

a young couple holding coffee cups sit together in the airport while wearing N95 masks

Ill Will: The Problem With Individualizing COVID Risk

by Rebecca Epstein-Levi

November 18, 2020 at 11:58am

Messaging that’s exclusively about individual risk management is neither accidental nor inevitable. Read more »

a Black woman with short, black curly hair walks beside two other women at a Black Lives Matter protest with a megaphone up to her lips

Just Because the Election Is Over Doesn’t Mean the Work Is

by Evette Dionne

November 13, 2020 at 11:56am

If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve got some concrete tips for getting and remaining involved. Read more »

A person holds a phone with Twitter pulled up. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are on the Twitter feed. Over top, text reads, “even if it’s a lie.”

Very Online: Is “Owning the Libs” is More Important than Telling the Truth?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

November 13, 2020 at 11:12am

Racist white politicians are learning that they don’t have to lie well. Read more »

Best of Bitch

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

by Victoria Law

February 5, 2015 at 10:31am

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas

February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm

Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

by Erica Cardwell

April 27, 2015 at 3:26pm

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »