Endangering America for the Gun Lobby Endangering America for the Gun Lobby
Terrorism is mounting, yet the GOP blocks sensible gun restrictions.
Aug 8, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Who Broke Baltimore? We Did. Who Broke Baltimore? We Did.
Baltimore’s decline isn’t an accident. It took decades of government intervention and hundreds of millions of dollars.
Aug 8, 2019 / Emily Lieb
It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment
The meaning of the amendment has been so badly mangled that our only choice is to start over with something that allows for real gun control.
Aug 7, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Democratic Socialists of America Seize the Day Democratic Socialists of America Seize the Day
There was plenty of conflict at the DSA’s national convention, but delegates came out of it with a clear plan for the fight ahead.
Aug 7, 2019 / Eric Blanc
Toni Morrison and ‘the Human Project’ Toni Morrison and ‘the Human Project’
Through her novels and essays, Morrison helped inspire a generation of writers to reckon with American history.
Aug 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
What Tiffany Cabán’s Concession Means for Queens What Tiffany Cabán’s Concession Means for Queens
“Four years from now there’s going to be a movement of people who are hungry for real, transformative criminal justice reform.”
Aug 7, 2019 / Ross Barkan
Beto O’Rourke Is Doing What Donald Trump Is Simply Incapable Of Beto O’Rourke Is Doing What Donald Trump Is Simply Incapable Of
The Texan is demonstrating real leadership in the wake of a horrific mass shooting by unequivocally condemning racism. And Americans are responding.
Aug 7, 2019 / John Nichols
No Gods, No Masters, No ‘New York Times’ No Gods, No Masters, No ‘New York Times’
Progressives should still subscribe to the newspaper of record. Just don’t expect it to save us from Trump.
Aug 7, 2019 / Jeet Heer
There Is No ‘Nursing Shortage.’ There’s Just a Good Nursing Job Shortage. There Is No ‘Nursing Shortage.’ There’s Just a Good Nursing Job Shortage.
The solution lies in radically rethinking how we provide health care.
Aug 7, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders
Can leftist sociologist and columnist Boris Kagarlitsky create room for a new politics in Russia?
Aug 7, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina