The Dismissal of Captain Crozier Is No Way to Treat a Hero The Dismissal of Captain Crozier Is No Way to Treat a Hero
Captain Brett Crozier is a new kind of military hero, but his removal reveals the old-school power games in the Pacific.
Apr 9, 2020 / David Cortright
Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics
The senator set out to organize and educate and transform our understanding of what is possible in politics. He succeeded.
Apr 8, 2020 / John Nichols
Let Us Now Praise Bernie Sanders Let Us Now Praise Bernie Sanders
The progressive leader surely will be counted as one of this century’s most important political figures.
Apr 8, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change
We can flatten the curve on climate change, too—but only by altering the balance of power in Washington.
Apr 8, 2020 / Ana María Archila, George Goehl, and Maurice Mitchell
The Plans to Bring Sports Back Are Truly Dystopian The Plans to Bring Sports Back Are Truly Dystopian
We don’t need distractions, we don’t need Mortal Kombat. We need to grow the hell up and wait this out.
Apr 8, 2020 / Dave Zirin
China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue
While Trump is already using China as a scapegoat for his failures on Covid-19, progressives have their own reasons to push for a new foreign policy.
Apr 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation
To fight the pandemic, Iraqi workers are demanding political change.
Apr 8, 2020 / David Bacon
Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs
Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.
Apr 8, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical ‘Traditionalists’ Have Been Waiting For Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical ‘Traditionalists’ Have Been Waiting For
Steve Bannon, Putin protégé Alexandr Dugin, and other high-profile right-wing operatives are all adherents to this obscure yet powerful ideology.
Apr 8, 2020 / Benjamin Teitelbaum