Articles

Ben Taub Hospital

Health Care in the US Should Be Affordable and Accessible Health Care in the US Should Be Affordable and Accessible

America’s broken health-care system extorts its patients just so they can access a basic human right.

May 9, 2019 / Beverly Gologorsky

Red Sox Baltimore

Red Sox Players Are Divided Over White House Visit Red Sox Players Are Divided Over White House Visit

Most of the team’s players of color have declined Trump’s invitation. The 20 who are attending are nearly all white.

May 9, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Alex Jones

A Reporter’s Long, Strange Trip Into the Darkest Parts of the American Mind A Reporter’s Long, Strange Trip Into the Darkest Parts of the American Mind

In Republic of Lies, Anna Merlan documents our age of conspiracy.

May 9, 2019 / Talia Lavin

Jamila Woods’s Neo-Soul Captures the Power of Black Pride

Jamila Woods’s Neo-Soul Captures the Power of Black Pride Jamila Woods’s Neo-Soul Captures the Power of Black Pride

The Chicago singer and poet’s new album, Legacy! Legacy!offers a path to self-empowerment through the history of African-American culture and creativity. 

May 9, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

Women Rise

Women Rise Women Rise

First we march, then we run (for office).

May 9, 2019 / OppArt / Kathleen Sweeney

Will Young People of Color Shape the 2020 Election?

Will Young People of Color Shape the 2020 Election? Will Young People of Color Shape the 2020 Election?

Steve Phillips on changes in the electorate, Ben Ehrenreich on climate and Commerce, and Amy Wilentz on Haiti’s Notre Dame.

May 9, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash

The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash

This attempt to protect incumbents will tamp down on the energy and diversity the party desperately needs.

May 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump Putin Vietnam

Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security

If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?

May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

California Housing

Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy

Increasing the density of America’s cities is a crucial part of progressive city planning.

May 8, 2019 / Benjamin Schneider

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights Women’s Rights Are Human Rights

Patriarchy is violence.

May 8, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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