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Features
Longform, essays, rants, and takes.
How William Barr Helped Time Warner Pay Executives Millions While Laying Off Thousands
When William Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next attorney general, chaired the compensation committee on Time…
The Equal Rights Amendment Is Not Dead Yet
On March 22, 1972, in an 84–8 vote, the United States Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment.
Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland Have Arrived
Earlier this month, on the floor of the House of Representatives, two women embraced each other.
The Long History of Law Enforcement's Support For White Nationalism
White nationalism is resurgent in the streets of America. It’s driving federal policy in the Trump administration. It’s…
Paulette Jordan Might Redefine Tribal Politics, Someday
BOISE, ID—On paper, Paulette Jordan is the kind of candidate Native peoples dreamt of a generation ago.
Can Los Angeles Quit Wall Street?
On November 6, Los Angeles voters will decide on a ballot measure that would allow the city to create a public bank to…
The Activists Waging a War to Make The Far Right Go Broke
It wasn’t so long ago that white nationalist “intellectual” Richard Spencer was the toast of the so-called “alt-right”…
Too Sick, Too Pregnant, Too Well Paid: Walmart Workers on Why the Company Fires Them
Sixty-one-year-old Jose Ramos says he often experienced racism and discrimination from his department manager toward…
The Loneliest Democrat in America
AMARILLO, TEXAS—The Democratic candidate for Congress in the most Republican congressional district in America does not…
Talking With Rashida Tlaib, the Ceiling-Smashing Detroit Activist Headed to Congress
This piece is part of Splinter’s series The New Guard, where we interview progressive candidates who are running in…
Talking With Deb Haaland, the Organizer Poised to Become the First Native American Woman in Congress
This piece is part of Splinter’s series The New Guard, where we interview progressive candidates who are running in…
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Cynthia Nixon Dilemma
Taking the mic in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Brooklyn YWCA on Wednesday night, Chris Maisano marveled…
Government Healthcare Is Saving My Mum's Life
My mother has lung cancer. At the end of last year, she began feeling breathless and tired, struggling with walks…
Yelp Reviews Are Politics In Neoliberal America
When members of the Democratic Socialists of America entered a Washington, D.C., restaurant this week and chanted…
A Former Japanese Internment Camp Prisoner on the Dire Effects of Putting Kids in Detention
The government called it a “segregation center,” but Satsuki Ina calls it a prison camp.
Send Us Your Letters About Puerto Rico
Last week, the Trump-Pence administration met with FEMA officials to congratulate the agency on a successful 2017. They…
Mándenos Sus Cartas Sobre Puerto Rico
La semana pasada, la administración de Trump-Pence se reunió con representantes de la FEMA para felicitar a la agencia…
In Academia, Professors Coming On to You Is on the Syllabus
In the middle of the night on November 11, 2011, Jenn Shapland, a 24-year-old graduate student in the English…