If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected
The Republican senator says evidence of lying to the Judiciary Committee should prevent confirmation of Trump’s pick.
Oct 1, 2018 / John Nichols
American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks
And it’s almost certainly true that more are on the way.
Oct 1, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots
Algorithms could create a perfect killing machine, stripped of the empathy and conscience that might hold a human back.
Oct 1, 2018 / Ray Acheson
Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs? Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs?
Patient advocates and health-care experts say the government can get into the generic pharmaceuticals business—and it wouldn’t even require a new law.
Oct 1, 2018 / Joel Dodge and Sean McElwee
How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty
In December, a group of low-income mothers in Mississippi will begin receiving $1,000 a month, no strings attached.
Oct 1, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient
The nominee’s full record should be examined, including his many misleading and false statements to the Senate.
Sep 28, 2018 / John Nichols
This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly
Workers allege that their employer engaged in labor trafficking, theft of public funds, and insurance fraud.
Sep 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings
It’s difficult. It hurts. It’s unfair. But women will keep telling our stories.
Sep 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Looking Back on ‘Black on Campus’ Looking Back on ‘Black on Campus’
Co-founder Dr. Sherri Williams looks back on a year of amplifying black students’ voices and what comes next.
Sep 28, 2018 / StudentNation / Sherri Williams