Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate
“There are a lot of reasons to do it,” the challenger said of legalization, “but first and foremost, because it’s a racial-justice issue.”
Aug 30, 2018 / John Nichols
The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US? The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US?
A new report condemns Myanmar’s military for its slaughter of the Rohingya.
Aug 30, 2018 / David Palumbo-Liu
Nearly One Year After Hurricane Maria, Build Solidarity With Puerto Rico Nearly One Year After Hurricane Maria, Build Solidarity With Puerto Rico
You can also donate to help reunite separated families and help to “whip the vote” to block Kavanaugh.
Aug 28, 2018 / NationAction
Impeachment Is the Cure for Our Constitutional Crisis Impeachment Is the Cure for Our Constitutional Crisis
We must recognize the threat posed by a president who imagines himself to be above the law.
Aug 28, 2018 / John Nichols
Truth Isn’t Truth! Truth Isn’t Truth!
The mobster-in-chief continues to weave a web of...truths?
Aug 28, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
How Brunch Helped Defeat a 7-Term Incumbent How Brunch Helped Defeat a 7-Term Incumbent
Action St. Louis has proved electoral politics don’t have to be boring.
Aug 24, 2018 / Jacqui Germain
Why the Manafort and Cohen Convictions Are a Historic Turning Point Why the Manafort and Cohen Convictions Are a Historic Turning Point
If a pro-Trump juror can send Paul Manafort to jail, it’s a safe bet that other Trump voters will sooner or later follow the evidence too.
Aug 24, 2018 / Bruce Shapiro
Prison Labor on the ‘Kill Line’ Prison Labor on the ‘Kill Line’
Prisoners are being used to staff dangerous poultry-factory work—and are being injured, or worse.
Aug 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election
That’s impeachable.
Aug 22, 2018 / John Nichols