Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them
Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their paychecks.
Oct 12, 2019 / John Nichols
WBAI Signs Off. Its Future Remains Uncertain. WBAI Signs Off. Its Future Remains Uncertain.
A management coup by the Pacifica Foundation has silenced New York’s legendary counterculture radio station.
Oct 11, 2019 / Arthur Schwartz
Giuliani and Trump: Bound by Corruption From the Beginning? Giuliani and Trump: Bound by Corruption From the Beginning?
To understand how the onetime odd couple became partners in political crime, you have to go back to 1980s New York and a tale of money laundering, mortgage fraud, and, yes, an elec...
Oct 11, 2019 / Tom Robbins
‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen ‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen
Hollywood is uneasy with superheroes, yet the genre is a mirror for troubled times.
Oct 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone
Administration stalwarts Mike Pence, Mick Mulvaney, William Barr, and Mike Pompeo are all implicated, too.
Oct 11, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies
As he campaigns for reelection, Canada’s performatively woke prime minister is finally being held to account. But what are the alternatives?
Oct 11, 2019 / Sophia Reuss
The Bronx May Send a Homophobic Democrat to Congress The Bronx May Send a Homophobic Democrat to Congress
Rubén Díaz Sr. is a socially conservative City Council member whose district neighbors AOC’s. In a crowded Democratic primary, he may just win.
Oct 11, 2019 / Ross Barkan
Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance
Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.
Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair! This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!
A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy.
Oct 11, 2019 / Mike Konczal