At Least 6 Women Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct—How Many More Will Come Forward? At Least 6 Women Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct—How Many More Will Come Forward?
Trump’s misogyny was always in plain view, but now the campaign faces the possibility of daily accusations.
Oct 13, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan
He’s pretending to be tough on the wealthy while sliding them massive benefits.
Oct 13, 2016 / George Zornick
Donald Trump’s ‘Great Respect for Women’ Donald Trump’s ‘Great Respect for Women’
Katha Pollitt on Trump, D.D. Guttenplan on the campaigns in Ohio, and Gary Younge on children killed by guns.
Oct 13, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN? Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN?
To the disappointment of many UN watchers, the next secretary general will be a man—and a Western European. But he is a passionate defender of human rights and humanitarianism...
Oct 13, 2016 / Barbara Crossette
Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections
The tape set some Republican Endorsers to revising Their stand on Trump, as if it showed Them anything surprising. When boy to boy, The Donald brags Of women he’d “seduced,” Surpri…
Oct 13, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Rise of a Cooperatively Owned Internet The Rise of a Cooperatively Owned Internet
Platform cooperativism gets a boost.
Oct 13, 2016 / Nathan Schneider
The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist The American Social Safety Net Does Not Exist
After welfare reform, poor people were supposed to be able to find work. Not all of them could—and then the jobs disappeared.
Oct 13, 2016 / Feature / Monica Potts
Puzzle No. 3411 Puzzle No. 3411
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Feathers going the other way (4) 3 Political cartoonist admitting pointer to Canada’s leader is not disseminated v…
Oct 13, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue
Hello, goodbye… Bern on, Bern out… With or without her… Media malfeasance… Pragmatism trumps purity… Uberteachers …
Oct 13, 2016 / Our Readers
Populism’s Two Paths Populism’s Two Paths
Throughout the North Atlantic, insurgencies on the left and the right are challenging mainstream politics. The question is: Which popular movement—the left’s or the right’s—will pr...
Oct 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy