Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government
Too often dismissed as a personal quirk, Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories is a major threat to democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Post. Election. Post. Election.
USPS head Louis DeJoy undermines democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik and Colleen Quinn
Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel? Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel?
Alice Knott tells the story of a housebound heiress going slowly mad from a combination of 24-hour news and isolation.
Sep 2, 2020 / Brooks Sterritt
The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News? The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News?
As hurricanes and wildfires sweep through the US, the president offers no ideas—and journalists have been giving him a pass.
Sep 2, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion
Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.
Sep 2, 2020 / Ian Urbina
Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary
We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.
Sep 2, 2020 / Laura Flanders
After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War
But when the smoke cleared, the Party of God was in the midst of an existential political crisis.
Sep 1, 2020 / Jesse Rosenfeld
What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration
A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jump-start real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.
Sep 1, 2020 / Elizabeth Gregory
Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars
We shouldn’t be waging war in Syria without Congress’s approval.
Sep 1, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel