Kavanaugh Is Confirmed. Now What? Kavanaugh Is Confirmed. Now What?
The catastrophic handling of this nomination and its contempt for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is a defining moment for millions, for whom business as usual will no longer do.
Oct 6, 2018 / Nan Aron
Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too
Either you believe Christine Blasey Ford, or you don’t.
Oct 5, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’ Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’
Child detention, reduced asylum, a pointless wall: What unites these hateful policies?
Oct 5, 2018 / John Washington
This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson
Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout
With tens of millions of Americans affected, proposals to forgive outstanding loans are popular with people Democrats need to bring to the polls.
Oct 5, 2018 / Richard Eskow and Sean McElwee
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
We Should Be Grateful to Activists Confronting Politicians Directly We Should Be Grateful to Activists Confronting Politicians Directly
As our crisis in democratic accountability intensifies, there’s often no other way to make elected leaders listen.
Oct 4, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue
The Gore-y truth…
Oct 4, 2018 / Our Readers and Jason Mark
These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh
Joan Walsh on the confirmation hearings, D.D. Guttenplan on a new radical majority, and Michelle Chen on the Fight for $15.
Oct 4, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener