John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

We talked to Early about his socialist heroes, the latest season of HBO’s Search Party, and how comedy is facing the politics of the moment.

Jul 15, 2020 / Q&A / Rima Parikh

When Is a Bake Sale a Protest? When Is a Bake Sale a Protest?

Selling bread for a good cause can be the start of a progressive and community-minded political engagement but it shouldn’t be the end.

Jul 15, 2020 / Alicia Kennedy

Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump

I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.

Jul 15, 2020 / Elizabeth Holtzman

The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions

What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?

Jul 15, 2020 / Renee Bracey Sherman

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

But it’s still there in rural New York—just as it is in Washington.

Jul 15, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse. This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse.

Jul 15, 2020 / Rajan Menon

Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’ Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’

You shouldn’t either.

Jul 14, 2020 / John Nichols

The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets

In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.

Jul 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue

A family legacy… The beef with red meat… Taxing efforts…

Jul 14, 2020 / Our Readers and Jane McAlevey

Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens

Trump says he will fight efforts to remove Confederate statues and to change the names of military bases named after Confederate generals.—news reports No matter that they fought…

Jul 14, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin