Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire
Of all the big year-end films, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is the most deeply moving.
Dec 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia? Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia?
Apart from the president’s own family, the former national-security adviser could do the most damage to the president.
Dec 1, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Rick Perlstein: The Trouble With Anti-Trump Republicans Rick Perlstein: The Trouble With Anti-Trump Republicans
Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, and John McCain still vote with Trump 90 percent of the time.
Dec 1, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections Democrats Don’t Need Trump Supporters to Win Elections
The 2017 elections made clear that the Obama coalition is the majority.
Dec 1, 2017 / Steve Phillips
In Russia, Independent Media Voices Are Becoming Targets Again In Russia, Independent Media Voices Are Becoming Targets Again
More than 20 journalists have been killed in the last 15 years. Lack of information is the key reason for the culture of impunity.
Dec 1, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Steve Bannon and Members of Trump’s Inner Circle Stash Investments in Offshore Tax Havens Steve Bannon and Members of Trump’s Inner Circle Stash Investments in Offshore Tax Havens
So much for “America first.”
Dec 1, 2017 / Joshua Holland
Alt-Right Logo Fix Alt-Right Logo Fix
Solving the alt-right’s design problem.
Dec 1, 2017 / OppArt / Melinda Beck
Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny Long Sacrosanct, the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Comes Under Scrutiny
But Republicans want to funnel savings to the rich—not renters, who could use the help.
Dec 1, 2017 / Bryce Covert
Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting
In Baton Rouge, community members protesting Alton Sterling’s death faced police brutality, unjustified arrests, and jail time—and lasting trauma.
Dec 1, 2017 / Feature / Collier Meyerson
Prosecuting Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Helps No One Prosecuting Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Helps No One
Kasey Dischman was charged with a crime for overdosing and delivering her daughter prematurely. She’s still in jail.
Dec 1, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt