On this date 142 years ago, America began creating the Custer myth, much of which survives today
On June 25, 1876, the Custer myth got its start as Sioux (Lakota), Cheyenne (Tsitsistas), and Arapaho warriors defended themselves and their families against the U.S. Army’s Seventh Cavalry in Medicine Tail Coulee and the surrounding area on the Greasy Grass River (Little Big Horn) in Montana Territory.
Operation Ceasefire and the Unlikely Advent of Precision Policing
John Seabrook revisits his reporting on Operation Ceasefire, Professor David Kennedy’s radical approach to gang violence.
Opinion | 2022’s Imperative: Letting Go of Our Past to Birth Our Future
Building an ecological civilization is the only way forward to saving both the planet and humanity. And time is running out.
Opinion | America Is Not a Democracy, But We Must Become One
The founders of this nation did many things, but establishing democracy was not one of them. That’s our job.
Opinion | Antiracist Parenting During COVID-19 and Beyond
The cultural work we do in our homes and the activism we do to end systems of oppression may look different during this pandemic, but it matters all the more.
Opinion | Being Disabled Shouldn’t Mean Living in Poverty
Supplemental Security Income, a lifeline for the elderly and disabled, hasn’t been updated since the 1970s. Now is the time to close the gap.
Opinion | How the Coronavirus Will Shape a Generation
This pandemic re-emphasizes the ways in which global tragedy can draw clear markers between one generation and the next.
Opinion | May We Rage and Love Well in 2022
And may we remember that real change demands our active and sustained participation, even in the tender aches of living in the unknown.
Opinion | Vanessa Nakate: America Needs to Lead on Climate Change
The 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist explains what the U.S. election will mean for the future of the planet.
Organic Trade Association stands up for organic
The trade group showcases the truth about organic in full page ad in The Wall Street Journal.
