Bernie Could Be America’s First Feminist President Bernie Could Be America’s First Feminist President

The Sanders campaign’s feminism understands that individual success stories and piecemeal reforms are no match for the interlocking systems of oppression.

Dec 18, 2019 / Sara Matthiesen

MAGA MMA Fighter Makes a Titanic Error by Taunting His Immigrant Opponent MAGA MMA Fighter Makes a Titanic Error by Taunting His Immigrant Opponent

Kamaru Usman was very upset by Trump-loving opponent Colby Covington's anti-immigrant bombast. He showed just how upset once the fight began.

Dec 17, 2019 / Dave Zirin

The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates

Cory Booker and Julián Castro belong on the debate stage.

Dec 17, 2019 / John Nichols

Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP

The New Jersey representative is leaving the party because he doesn’t have the courage to face the voters who elected him—and because Democrats have stronger candidates.

Dec 17, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

Activists often pledge to “speak truth to power.” The sad reality is that power often knows the truth.

Dec 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Democratic Presidential Field The Democratic Presidential Field

The leading candidates present a plight: They’re mostly old, and they’re completely white. They need, to keep the plight from getting starker, To add someone not old and somewhat…

Dec 17, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue

Debating Biden… Andrew Yang’s fuzzy math…

Dec 17, 2019 / Our Readers

The Detective In Chief Strikes Back The Detective In Chief Strikes Back

Logic, facts, and mountains of evidence are no match for the greatest intellect of all time.

Dec 17, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

North Korea Threatens to Give the US a ‘Christmas Gift’ North Korea Threatens to Give the US a ‘Christmas Gift’

With a mysterious message from Kim Jong-un’s government and a US missile test over the Pacific, tensions have refused to cool this month.

Dec 17, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

How Our Defense Budget Became So Bloated How Our Defense Budget Became So Bloated

Dec 17, 2019 / William D. Hartung