It Will Take Tenacity and Guts to Shutter One of the Country’s Most Notorious Jails It Will Take Tenacity and Guts to Shutter One of the Country’s Most Notorious Jails
Is New York Mayor Bill de Blasio up to the challenge of closing Rikers Island?
Jul 5, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy
These Cities Might Just Save the Country These Cities Might Just Save the Country
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Atlantic City to Miami Beach.
Jun 30, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias
The Truth About Immigrants and Public Benefits The Truth About Immigrants and Public Benefits
Immigrants are already not eligible for public benefits for five years after their arrival. So why did Trump act like they are?
Jun 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing
Naomi Klein: Kill the Trump Within Naomi Klein: Kill the Trump Within
Plus: Zoë Carpenter on health care in the Senate and David Cole on Trump’s travel ban and the Supreme Court.
Jun 29, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump Has No Comey Tape Trump Has No Comey Tape
Again this confirms what world rivals believe, And makes our diplomacy all that much tougher. In dealing with Trump they can all be assured He’s not just a liar, he’s also a bluffe…
Jun 29, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Gun Sales Are Plummeting and Trump Wants to Help Gun Sales Are Plummeting and Trump Wants to Help
The NRA’s new playbook includes guns for kids and open carry in every state.
Jun 29, 2017 / Feature / George Zornick
Trump’s Election Win Is Already Being Felt on the Supreme Court Trump’s Election Win Is Already Being Felt on the Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch looks to be just as conservative as Scalia—and if Trump gets to replace Kennedy, the Court will be as conservative as it’s been in a century.
Jun 28, 2017 / David Cole
Springtime for Union Busting? Springtime for Union Busting?
The Supreme Court’s war on the labor movement may soon claim some high-profile casualties.
Jun 28, 2017 / Ian Millhiser
These CIA Torture Victims May Finally Have a Chance at Justice These CIA Torture Victims May Finally Have a Chance at Justice
A lawsuit filed on behalf of former “black site” prisoners is now scheduled to go to trial—but in seeking restitution, the detainees have had to relive their torment. &n...
Jun 26, 2017 / Larry Siems
African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century
An obscure legal loophole is often to blame.
Jun 26, 2017 / Feature / Leah Douglas