Law

An opium field in Afghanistan

America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan

Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.

Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy

2nd Amendment: Massacring America (1 of 5)

2nd Amendment: Massacring America (1 of 5) 2nd Amendment: Massacring America (1 of 5)

Government prayers won’t produce sane gun laws. Five artists’ responses.

Nov 13, 2017 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall, Peter Kuper, Andrea Arroyo, Thomas Kerr, and Sylvia Hernández

Larry-Krasner

Philadelphia Just Elected the Most Radical DA in the Country—Now What? Philadelphia Just Elected the Most Radical DA in the Country—Now What?

Larry Krasner has pledged to fight mass incarceration, and activists say they’ll be watching.

Nov 10, 2017 / Daniel Denvir

AT&T logo

Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump

He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.

Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen

Seafood factory migrant workers

How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women

By linking the ability to be in this country with obedience to an employer, temporary visas put women migrants in a bind.

Nov 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen

New York Post Cover

Donald Trump’s Best Day Was a Year Ago—Sad! Donald Trump’s Best Day Was a Year Ago—Sad!

But progressives need to be more than just anti-Trump.

Nov 8, 2017 / John Nichols

Charles Schumer

Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.

Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.

Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Marines on patrol in Afghanistan

American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret

All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.

Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

Texas church shooting

It’s the Guns. It’s Always Been the Guns. It’s the Guns. It’s Always Been the Guns.

Trump and the GOP blame mental illness for the Texas massacre. That’s a destructive lie.

Nov 6, 2017 / David M. Perry

1967 Constitutional Convention

A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy

The case for a constitutional convention in New York State.

Nov 3, 2017 / Richard Kreitner

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