A response to “The Demise of Conflict Studies” from our winter issue, followed by a reply by the authors. Source linkRead More

Maine People’s Alliance (MPA), a member organization of People’s Action, is Maine’s largest progressive community action organization. MPA brings Mainers together across lines of difference to find solidarity in fighting for a better world.  As of January 2026, the organization is focused on responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations in the state. ICE’s surge in mid-January in the Portland…Read More

I am never the first person to arrive at an ICE raid. I am never the last person to leave. Source linkRead More

One of the first major decisions of the Supreme Court under John Roberts’s tenure as Chief Justice came in 2007 in Gonzales v. Carhart, a landmark case that upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. But Roberts had been on the (undisclosed) record as critical of Roe v. Wade since at least 1981. That year, when he was working…Read More

President Donald Trump has said on multiple occasions in recent months that he takes a “large” dose of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. His comments could perpetuate a common misperception, so we wanted to clarify the current science and what the recommendations are. Low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already experienced a cardiovascular event, but it generally isn’t…Read More

This week in OtherWords, our contributors grapple with the latest wave of ICE violence, including the killings of Minneapolis activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The Rev. William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, two faith leaders, compare the killings to lynchings during the last century’s civil rights movement. And like the countless regular people who joined those movements despite the…Read More

Cliquez ici pour lire la version française de cet article. We’re excited to announce that Michael Aubry has joined the Action Network team to provide dedicated support to Canadian partners. With more than a decade of experience in Canada’s labour movement, most recently with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Michael has extensive knowledge of the tools and strategies behind effective campaigns.…Read More

Click here to read this post in English. C’est avec grand plaisir que nous accueillons Michael Aubry dans l’équipe d’Action Network à titre de conseiller spécial. Sa mission : répondre aux besoins de nos partenaires d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Michael compte plus de dix ans d’expérience dans le milieu syndical, notamment à l’Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada,…Read More

State capacity is in vogue. For decades, scholars theorized and debated the concept in academic obscurity; now, talk of state capacity saturates popular policy and political discourse. And whereas the scholarship focused on states’ ability to pursue official goals autonomously from powerful social groups, today’s purported state capacity liberals in the popular press—including Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, and Matthew Yglesias—diagnose…Read More

Dr. Robert Greene II, who teaches history at Claflin and is the lead instructor for Modjeska Simkins School, awards Bernadette Hampton her certificate at last year’s graduation ceremony in Columbia. The Modjeska Simkins School, now in its 11th year of … Continue reading → Source linkRead More