The Other Poison Gas Killing Syrians: Carbon Dioxide Emissions The Other Poison Gas Killing Syrians: Carbon Dioxide Emissions
If Trump and his cronies really cared about children killed by noxious gases, they wouldn’t be trying to spew ever more CO2 into the atmosphere.
Apr 18, 2017 / Juan Cole
Why We Can’t Afford to Send More Troops to the Middle East Why We Can’t Afford to Send More Troops to the Middle East
Pursuing such policies would all but hand victory to ISIS and other extremist groups.
Apr 18, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
At Resistance School, Trump-Era Activists Learn To Get Down to the Roots of Things At Resistance School, Trump-Era Activists Learn To Get Down to the Roots of Things
Only by learning how to communicate our values can we plausibly enact them in the world.
Apr 18, 2017 / Sophia Sadinsky
The New Trump Trope The New Trump Trope
In media coverage after the Syrian air strike, the conventional wisdom shifted to believing that the president’s relations with Russia stink.
Apr 18, 2017 / Leslie Savan
These New Yorkers Are Covering Advertisements with Art These New Yorkers Are Covering Advertisements with Art
For the collective Art in Ad Places, advertising poisons the potential splendor of public space.
Apr 18, 2017 / Photo Essay / Carlos Ballesteros
Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible
We can’t afford to defund the vital efforts that could help solve some of our greatest challenges, from cancer to climate change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner ‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner
The esteemed American historian talks about his new book, the politics of history, and the meaning of “a usable past.”
Apr 18, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
The Raiders Are Going to Vegas?! The Raiders Are Going to Vegas?!
Talking the big move with the first and only female CEO in NFL history, Amy Trask.
Apr 18, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed
A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security? Remember When Donald Trump Promised to Save Social Security?
Instead, the administration is reportedly considering a plan to eliminate the payroll tax and replace it with a VAT.
Apr 18, 2017 / Helaine Olen