The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars
American forces are engaged in an open-ended war on terror in 80 countries, costing nearly $6 trillion since 2001
Jan 28, 2019 / William J. Astore
The Climate Kids Are Coming The Climate Kids Are Coming
With a Green New Deal and Student Strikes For Climate, will young people save us yet?
Jan 28, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard
Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties
The executive director of the ACLU of Southern California for more than 40 years passed away in November at the age of 91.
Jan 28, 2019 / Danny Goldberg
What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Marijuana Coverage What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Marijuana Coverage
Alex Berenson’s Tell Your Children relies on hyperbole and paranoia to argue against legalization.
Jan 28, 2019 / Katie Way
A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor
Her new film attempts to answer a vexing question:What Is Democracy?
Jan 28, 2019 / Q&A / Leah Rosenzweig
What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It?
With the indictment of Trump adviser Roger Stone, the impeachment clock is ticking faster.
Jan 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Watch How Progressives Respond When Trump Isn’t Wrong Watch How Progressives Respond When Trump Isn’t Wrong
Occasionally, the president finds himself on the right side of an issue, and Democrats can’t reflexively react.
Jan 25, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution? Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution?
The protests are spreading, and the Bashir dictatorship is being challenged as never before.
Jan 25, 2019 / Sara Mohammed
How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics
The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.
Jan 25, 2019 / Greg Grandin