US Intelligence Turns to the Boogaloo Movement US Intelligence Turns to the Boogaloo Movement
After downplaying the threat of right-wing domestic terrorism, top intelligence agencies take notice of a rising militia.
Jul 16, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Burning Down the House Burning Down the House
Trump’s mounting failures and corruption devastate the US.
Jul 16, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War
Voters just nominated a candidate for DA who says, “On day one, we will end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses.”
Jul 16, 2020 / John Nichols
The New Lysenkoism in Washington The New Lysenkoism in Washington
At a time when we desperately need scientific leadership, what we’ve got is a rogues’ gallery of frauds and flatterers who see the pandemic as a career move.
Jul 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
To Fight the Coronavirus, We Need a Massive Campaign of Disruption To Fight the Coronavirus, We Need a Massive Campaign of Disruption
Gregg Gonsalves on Covid-19, plus Meagan Day on the eviction crisis.
Jul 16, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story
And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.
Jul 15, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19 Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19
Rush Limbaugh’s praise of the Donner Party is part of an old tradition of exalting unnecessary suffering rather than offering solutions.
Jul 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump
I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.
Jul 15, 2020 / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions
What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?
Jul 15, 2020 / Renee Bracey Sherman
This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse. This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse.
Jul 15, 2020 / Rajan Menon