Could an Antiwar, Anti-Surveillance Libertarian Be the Biggest Beneficiary of Trump’s Takeover of the GOP? Could an Antiwar, Anti-Surveillance Libertarian Be the Biggest Beneficiary of Trump’s Takeover of the GOP?
Gary Johnson is making his play for #NeverTrump votes. But is he too open-minded for renegade Republicans?
May 5, 2016 / John Nichols
When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans—including the presidential front-runners—costs the US government an additional $130 billion per year.
May 5, 2016 / Nomi Prins
Start Making Sense: If Donald Trump Loses, Will There Be Violence? Start Making Sense: If Donald Trump Loses, Will There Be Violence?
Plus: The life, and death, of Sandra Bland.
May 5, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Greece Has New Independent Media—If You Want It Greece Has New Independent Media—If You Want It
Athens Live aims to provide journalism to a country with notoriously corrupt news outlets.
May 5, 2016 / Jessica Corbett
The Left Is Winning the Debate. Now What? The Left Is Winning the Debate. Now What?
The days of standing for office just to make a point may be over.
May 5, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge
Note to Exxon: Lying About Climate Change Isn’t Free Speech—It’s Fraud Note to Exxon: Lying About Climate Change Isn’t Free Speech—It’s Fraud
Facing hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages, the fossil-fuel giant is trying to change the subject.
May 5, 2016 / Mark Hertsgaard
Asking for a Friend: How Do I Stop Harassment Without Involving the Police in a Gentrifying Neighborhood? Asking for a Friend: How Do I Stop Harassment Without Involving the Police in a Gentrifying Neighborhood?
Plus, a woman’s boyfriend has a tax crisis.
May 5, 2016 / Liza Featherstone
The ‘Woman Card’ The ‘Woman Card’
So if playing the “woman card” really Is entrenched now in Hillary’s plans, She’s a bargain: Her president’s paycheck Will be 10 percent less than a man’s.
May 5, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ted Cruz, Like Joe McCarthy, Shuffles Off the Stage Ted Cruz, Like Joe McCarthy, Shuffles Off the Stage
“Well hello, Joe, what do you know? Got any patter for my vaudeville show?” “I can’t believe you’re asking me, Ted, When that ‘nest of Muslims’ is knocking ’em dead.” “Should I reu…
May 5, 2016 / Edward Sorel and Prudence Crowther
Letters From the May 23-30, 2016, Issue Letters From the May 23-30, 2016, Issue
Childbearing vs. child-rearing… Lost in translation?…
May 5, 2016 / Our Readers, Madeline Ostrander, and Cynthia Haven