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ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In

It’s a huge error to dignify these desert pirates as a “state” on which one might wage war as an equal.

Nov 25, 2015 / Juan Cole

Vote North Carolina

The New Attack on ‘One Person, One Vote’ The New Attack on ‘One Person, One Vote’

It’s been settled law for five decades—but now the Supreme Court might shoot it down.

Nov 25, 2015 / Ari Berman

A migrant boy waits to cross the border from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia into Spielfeld in Austria, November 2, 2015.

The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too

This time, let’s do the right thing.

Nov 25, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Trump Explains His Muslim Registration Project in Detail

Trump Explains His Muslim Registration Project in Detail Trump Explains His Muslim Registration Project in Detail

Good management is what it’s called. No reason to be vexed. We’ll round up all the Muslims here, And then we’ll see who’s next.

Nov 25, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Black Friday 14

One Year Ago, Black Activists Shut Down the Bay Area’s Subway. Here’s Why They’re Still Fighting. One Year Ago, Black Activists Shut Down the Bay Area’s Subway. Here’s Why They’re Still Fighting.

The Black Friday 14 shut down Bay Area Rapid Transit this time last year. They’re demanding that the charges they face be dropped.

Nov 25, 2015 / Dani McClain

Bernie Sanders, Bill Gardner

On ‘the Preponderance of the Evidence,’ Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat On ‘the Preponderance of the Evidence,’ Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat

With a boost from Democratic Party officials, the senator is formally approved for the first primary ballot.

Nov 25, 2015 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders

Start Making Sense: Bernie Sanders’s Socialism Start Making Sense: Bernie Sanders’s Socialism

On this week’s podcast, Eric Foner on how Bernie should talk about socialism, Dave Zirin on parents and football, Ari Berman on the battle for the vote, and Julianne Hing on Republ...

Nov 25, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A Holiday Reminder: Give Thanks for the Groups Who Resettle Refugees, and Live Up to American Ideals

A Holiday Reminder: Give Thanks for the Groups Who Resettle Refugees, and Live Up to American Ideals A Holiday Reminder: Give Thanks for the Groups Who Resettle Refugees, and Live Up to American Ideals

On this holiday that celebrates gratitude, be thankful that religious and nonprofit refugee-aid workers are also fighting Islamophobia.

Nov 25, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings

Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings

Duane Clarridge’s Iran/Contra history is horrifying—but it’s no worse than Hillary Clinton’s record in Colombia.

Nov 25, 2015 / Greg Grandin

November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC

November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC

“A blacklist is an illegal instrument of terror which can exist only by sufferance of and connivance with the federal government.”

Nov 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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