What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era
He would point out that what plagues us are the sins of the past coming home to roost: America’s tolerance of bigotry and blindness to its own faults.
May 10, 2017 / Ariel Dorfman
MUNA’s Total Honesty MUNA’s Total Honesty
The LA pop trio’s greatest strength is its willingness to name the enemy.
May 10, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Laura Snapes
Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare
Many of the constituents whose lives were just sacrificed for a tax cut are ready to greet their representatives.
May 9, 2017 / NationAction
This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom
These women are in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime but because they can’t pay to get back to their lives as they await trial.
May 9, 2017 / Dani McClain
We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back
1967 offers many lessons for those who want to counter Trumpism.
May 9, 2017 / Danny Goldberg
We’ve Got to ACT UP to Stop Trumpcare We’ve Got to ACT UP to Stop Trumpcare
Our lives are on the line. It’s time to escalate the fight for health care.
May 9, 2017 / Gregg Gonsalves
We Are Spending a Trillion on War and We Need to Own Up to It We Are Spending a Trillion on War and We Need to Own Up to It
Why doesn’t the American media report the true costs of war?
May 9, 2017 / William D. Hartung
Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation
Now is the time to defend America’s undocumented, to stand for justice in the face of intolerance.
May 9, 2017 / Robert Greenwald and Angel Padilla
Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger Trump Is Helping Big Media Companies Get Bigger
And it’s looking like a mutually beneficial relationship.
May 9, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t. Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t.
The People’s Budget would strengthen the middle class and promote economic security for all.
May 9, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel