Politics

Representative Mark Pocan

Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World

The US cannot police the globe and should reject isolationist anti-refugee stances. Representative Mark Pocan proposes another path for American foreign policy.

Aug 20, 2021 / John Nichols

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Administration's Covid-19 Response

Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy? Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy?

The Democrats are betting that making politics seem normal will appeal to enough voters to overcome GOP voter suppression efforts.

Aug 20, 2021 / Ed Burmila

SANTA CLARITA - Yes on Recall campaign Chairman Carl DeMaio is scheduled to attend a rally in support of the recall against Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Santa Clarita Activities Center. The stop will mark the third and final stop in a two-day tour in su

Red Heat in a Blue State Red Heat in a Blue State

The Delta variant, the Taliban’s ascendancy, and a surge of wildfires in California threaten to derail Gavin Newsom’s prospects in the coming recall election.

Aug 20, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?

Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census? Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?

While the Census showed significant growth among communities of color, it was still, almost certainly, a vast and deliberate undercount.

Aug 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

July Calendar

July Calendar July Calendar

Recording recent history, month by month.

Aug 19, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Activists Rally Against Evictions In New York City

How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through

As the deadline neared, the White House floundered and progressives took action.

Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez

Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters

Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters

The singular Cuban revolutionary’s correspondence reveals his struggles to merge ideology with praxis.

Aug 18, 2021 / Che Guevara

The New Variant

The New Variant The New Variant

The Covid pandemic continues to disproportionately affect communities of color.

Aug 18, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill

Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict

There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban’s Return There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban’s Return

Despite their differing responses to the Taliban victory, Pakistanis are united in believing they are not to blame.

Aug 18, 2021 / Column / Hasan Ali

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming.

If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father

Dick Cheney created the mess Joe Biden is cleaning up.

Aug 17, 2021 / John Nichols

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