What Did You Learn in School Today? What Did You Learn in School Today?
School shootings continue, gun restrictions fail to pass.
Jan 14, 2019 / OppArt / Angela Huang
What Is Truth in the Age of Trump? What Is Truth in the Age of Trump?
How “alternative facts” have reshaped the way we think about truth.
Jan 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun
Proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion theory wildly overstate their case, again.
Jan 11, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Andy Murray: As He Leaves Tennis, May His Example Be Followed Andy Murray: As He Leaves Tennis, May His Example Be Followed
Andy Murray’s retirement should be a moment to celebrate his consistent support for women’s rights inside and outside his sport.
Jan 11, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President
“For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”
Jan 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020? Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020?
What’s the Ohio senator’s greatest appeal among grassroots Democrats? Authenticity, with a long track record of defending workers and fighting Wall Street and corporate power.
Jan 11, 2019 / William Greider
America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.
Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.
Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg
Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine
The Puerto Rican artist’s new album asserts música urbana’s growing influence on the pop world.
Jan 11, 2019 / Eduardo Cepeda
ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.
Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry
The Trump Immigration-Law Change That Could Increase Child Poverty by 5 Percent in New York City The Trump Immigration-Law Change That Could Increase Child Poverty by 5 Percent in New York City
The administration’s proposed changes to the “public charge” rule are already pushing immigrants into the shadows.
Jan 11, 2019 / Michelle Chen