Eyewitness to the German Revolution Eyewitness to the German Revolution
Victor Klemperer’s dispatches from interwar Germany.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
Facebook Is a Social Menace Facebook Is a Social Menace
The tech giant will spy for anyone with the cash to buy your secrets.
Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?
What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
Will Mexico’s New President Seek Justice for the Disappeared? Will Mexico’s New President Seek Justice for the Disappeared?
Thousands are missing in the country’s drug war—many of them seized by government security forces.
Jan 10, 2019 / Feature / Dawn Paley
The Issues Republicans Are Afraid to Touch The Issues Republicans Are Afraid to Touch
Harold Meyerson on politics, Aaron Maté on Russiagate, and Alex Press on Amazon workers.
Jan 10, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists
The rise of leaders like Sahra Wagenknecht and Jean-Luc Mélenchon marks a momentous turn against free movement in Europe—at the expense of immigrants.
Jan 10, 2019 / Feature / David Adler
It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace
Trump’s ablest critics are positioned to issue subpoenas, compel key administration figures to face questioning, and expose failed policies and egregious conflicts of interest.
Jan 9, 2019 / John Nichols
What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals
A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing.
Jan 9, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’ The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’
The paper of record needs to remember that it’s not exclusively a right-wing phenomenon.
Jan 9, 2019 / Michael Massing
Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown
For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress.
Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian