J.D. Scholten Bets the Farm on Beating Steve King J.D. Scholten Bets the Farm on Beating Steve King
Just weeks from the midterms, an Iowa hometown hero is gaining ground on one of Congress’s most toxic incumbents.
Oct 22, 2018 / Rebecca Zweig
The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark
The media have forgotten about America’s longest war.
Oct 22, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide
Thirty years ago, the US-backed Somali government slaughtered an estimated 200,000 people. Now survivors want US help uncovering the crimes.
Oct 22, 2018 / Ismail Einashe and Matt Kennard
How Furious Women Shaped Our History: A Q&A With Rebecca Traister How Furious Women Shaped Our History: A Q&A With Rebecca Traister
The author and New York magazine writer on anger as a catalyst for change.
Oct 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Leah Rosenzweig
Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation
Then she wrote a play about it—and gave the story a happier ending.
Oct 22, 2018 / Laura Gottesdiener
The Alter to Guns The Alter to Guns
Altering life and death in America.
Oct 22, 2018 / OppArt / Anthony Freda
President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced
America needs a Congress that will challenge this president when he attacks freedom of the press, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.
Oct 19, 2018 / John Nichols
Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem
Affordable clinic–pharmacies have vastly expanded health-care access for Mexicans. They’ve also bred a dangerous attitude towards prescription drugs.
Oct 19, 2018 / Julie Morse
Russia’s Unlearned Lessons From the Failed Revolt of 1993 Russia’s Unlearned Lessons From the Failed Revolt of 1993
Twenty-five years ago, a nascent democracy died.
Oct 19, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100 The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100
Computing power and time put limits on long-term climate modeling—but that doesn’t mean things will get better on their own.
Oct 19, 2018 / Alex Lubben