Americans Mark Juneteenth with Ccelebrations, Parades and Reflection
US’s newest federal holiday commemorates emancipation of last enslaved people after civil war
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A year ago Roe v Wade was overturned. Grieve for the new America
The supreme court’s decision has created a two-tiered class of US citizenship: one for men and one for women. It is a generational tragedy
Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns
Campaign group says plastics are incompatible with circular economy as countries prepare for treaty talks
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond review – how the rich keep the poor down
A Pulitzer-winning sociologist argues that the United States’s gross inequality is no accident
‘Hostile takeover’: the tiny Florida university targeted by Ron DeSantis
Governor’s latest shot in his war on woke is the shock appointment of rightwing trustees to progressive New College
Happy International Women’s Day: a look back at over a century of the global fight for justice and equality
From New York to Beijing, women have been demanding their rights on 8 March since 1908. Much remains to be done, say activists, but there is reason for celebration
Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascism
The media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality
Citizens’ assemblies: are they the future of democracy?
A look at the surge in popularity of randomly selected councils that offer an alternative to politics as we know it
We are all playing Covid roulette. Without clean air, the next infection could permanently disable you
As rich people plough money into ventilation to protect themselves, those with long Covid are treated as an embarrassment
The future of US elections hinges on an outlandish case before the supreme court
The ‘independent state legislature’ theory has rarely been put forward, and then only by blatant partisans acting in bad faith
Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds
The new state of healthcare in America: one for men and a worse one for women
After Roe v Wade, women in anti-abortion states can’t access life-saving medication for everything from chronic pain to lupus to ulcers