This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge
The nation’s harshest law targeting sanctuary cities won’t go into effect—for now.
Aug 31, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants
Young people are too often viewed as social liabilities rather than individuals with a future.
Aug 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States
Congressional Republicans failed to gut the program this summer, but now it’s under siege from GOP governors.
Aug 31, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann
Houston Developers’ Losing Battle With Climate Change Houston Developers’ Losing Battle With Climate Change
Roane Carey, plus Erwin Chemerinsky on Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio and Bob Dreyfuss on Seth Rich.
Aug 31, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Is About to Slash Government Workers’ Hours—and Pay Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Is About to Slash Government Workers’ Hours—and Pay
But the island’s governor says he's willing to go to jail to prevent the furloughs.
Aug 31, 2017 / Ed Morales
For Scott Pruitt’s EPA, Climate-Change Denial Is Mission Critical For Scott Pruitt’s EPA, Climate-Change Denial Is Mission Critical
The EPA chief is very wrong about Harvey.
Aug 30, 2017 / John Nichols
Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools
Adding to the usual back-to-school worries, the tropical storm has brought fears of homelessness and deportation to the mix.
Aug 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen
‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment ‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment
Watching this film months after the footage was collected, with Trump in the White House, can leave you feeling sick.
Aug 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony
For decades, grand juries have been used to investigate and intimidate activist communities.
Aug 30, 2017 / Natasha Lennard