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Congress Must Censure Donald Trump’s Bigotry Congress Must Censure Donald Trump’s Bigotry

Two members of Congress have proposed a necessary accountability move.

Jan 18, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Back to Armageddon

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Back to Armageddon Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Back to Armageddon

It calls for increasing the role of nuclear weapons in US strategy, which will only increase the risk of confrontation.

Jan 18, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Trump in the White House

How Not to Defuse the Korea Crisis How Not to Defuse the Korea Crisis

Trump’s red line on Korea can mean only one thing: war.

Jan 18, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Immokalee Workers Florida

What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment

A proven model for creating a safer workplace exists in Florida’s tomato fields.

Jan 18, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Black mother and newborn

Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t. Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t.

We can’t solve America’s maternal-health problem without first acknowledging how racism harms black moms.

Jan 18, 2018 / Elizabeth Dawes Gay

The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States

The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States

In all but five states, a minimum-wage worker abiding by the Trump administration’s proposed work requirements would earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.

Jan 18, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Flag of Resistance

Flag of Resistance Flag of Resistance

America’s stitches are coming undone.

Jan 18, 2018 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Women's March on Washington

How Trump Brought Feminism Back With a Vengeance How Trump Brought Feminism Back With a Vengeance

Katha Pollitt, plus Bob Dreyfuss on Russiagate and David Bromwich on Trump’s ruling passions.

Jan 18, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

awl

What ‘The Awl’ Gave Us What ‘The Awl’ Gave Us

The Awl showed many of us that diving into the weird and marginal could be fun and meaningful—and still produce great writing.

Jan 17, 2018 / Bijan Stephen

Roosevelt Churchill Stalin

Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia

By criminalizing alleged “contacts with the Kremlin”—and by demonizing Russia itself—today’s Democrats are becoming the party of the new and more perilous Cold War.

Jan 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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