King could not accomplish what philosophers and theologians also failed to—distinguishing moral from immoral law in a polarized society.

“Don’t Say Gay” laws can be traced to the Reagan-era crusade to put “parents' rights” before the interests of children.

The system's roots aren't in rescuing children, but in the policing of Black, Indigenous, and poor families.

Corporate restructurings are not a cure-all, but they would tilt the balance of power toward ordinary Americans.

Twenty years of cruel anti-immigrant policy have left thousands of asylum seekers in limbo, detained in offshore prisons or in mainland commercial hotels.

The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison by four American presidents underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.

Critiques of vaccine mandates continue a neoliberal tradition of idolizing private choice at the expense of the public good.

Derecka Purnell discusses her new book Becoming Abolitionists, how she came to join the movement against policing and prisons, and what a just world looks like.

Well-meaning nonprofits don’t go far enough in the fight against gentrification. Residents themselves must be in charge, and neighborhood trusts point the way.

Two books on the Constitution reflect a vigorous debate about what has changed in the American past—and what hasn’t.

We must end the widespread practice of funding government budgets by extorting poor people apprehended for minor offenses.

Effective responses to violence—preventing it, interrupting it, holding people accountable, and helping people heal—already exist. We need to learn from and invest in them.

We need a model of ownership that recognizes our collective interests.

In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.

New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen may give the right—and its politics of racial resentment—a major win,  at the cost of gun control laws known to prevent shootings.

Haitian migrants have been subjected to decades of brutal mistreatment by the U.S. government, much of which unfolded at Cuban detention facilities.

The right to reproductive health and agency is a compelling state interest.