Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill
The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts
Even fact-checking sites feel the need to try and find balance where there is none.
Dec 20, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll
Progressives were on the move this year, and they weren’t just resisting Trump—they were outlining the alternative to Trumpism.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
2018: The Year of the Progressive 2018: The Year of the Progressive
John Nichols on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Obamacare, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on left internationalism.
Dec 20, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Republican Martha McSally Did Not Win Her Election. Why Will She Be a Senator Next Year? Republican Martha McSally Did Not Win Her Election. Why Will She Be a Senator Next Year?
Appointed senators, be they Republicans or Democrats, serve without the democratic legitimacy that is conveyed to the winners of elections.
Dec 19, 2018 / John Nichols
We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe
What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?
Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party
Democrats can no longer get away with offering milquetoast solutions.
Dec 19, 2018 / Mike Konczal
Yes, Conservatives Have Captured the Supreme Court—but We Still Have Options Yes, Conservatives Have Captured the Supreme Court—but We Still Have Options
Ethics reform sounds wonky, but it could save us from some of the worst abuses by Thomas, Alito, and (you guessed it) Kavanaugh.
Dec 19, 2018 / Elie Mystal
Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia? Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?
The year 2018 in the history of the new Cold War.
Dec 19, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet
Their new album is an impeccably accomplished and deeply satisfying collection created largely through free improvisation.
Dec 19, 2018 / David Hajdu