Alfred Döblin’s Hard-boiled Berlin  Alfred Döblin’s Hard-boiled Berlin 

In Berlin Alexanderplatz, we are plunged into a cauldron of alienation, violence, and social breakdown that would deliver all of Germany into the hands of the Nazis. 

Apr 26, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Adam Kirsch

Wallace Thurman in Harlem Wallace Thurman in Harlem

Apr 26, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Allyson Hobbs

Democrats Are in Danger of Repeating the Mistakes of 2016 Democrats Are in Danger of Repeating the Mistakes of 2016

To win big in 2018, they need to call out racism and appeal to voters of color.

Apr 26, 2018 / Steve Phillips

Why It’s So Important to Save the Iran Nuke Deal Why It’s So Important to Save the Iran Nuke Deal

If Trump dumps it, it could set off a Middle East nuclear-arms race and lead to another disastrous war.

Apr 26, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’ James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’

Jonathan Freedland on Comey, Lawrence Wright on Trump and Texas, and Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale.

Apr 26, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

This Saudi Blogger Called for Modernization. So Has the Crown Prince. So Why Is the Blogger in Jail? This Saudi Blogger Called for Modernization. So Has the Crown Prince. So Why Is the Blogger in Jail?

If Mohammed bin Salman truly wants to promote freedom of expression, he must release Raif Badawi.

Apr 26, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Progressive Movement to Organize America’s Heartland A Progressive Movement to Organize America’s Heartland

A new effort aims to talk to voters the Democratic Party too often ignores.

Apr 25, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

Student-Run Newspapers Need Our Help—and They’re Coming Together to Ask for It Student-Run Newspapers Need Our Help—and They’re Coming Together to Ask for It

Independent news organizations at colleges across the US are under threat. The Save Student Newsrooms movement wants to change that.

Apr 25, 2018 / William Anderson

The Veneration of the Windrush Generation The Veneration of the Windrush Generation

The UK government’s treatment of elderly black Britons from the Caribbean is a scandal, but their elevation to national treasure offers hope.

Apr 25, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen