Politics

The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Cult

The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Cult The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Cult

William Barr’s decision amounts to playing politics with death.

Jul 26, 2019 / Winnie Wong

Eco-Apartheid Is Real

Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real

The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.

Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen

Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied

Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied

The island should have a say in who gets elected president and in the decisions made by the US Congress.

Jul 25, 2019 / John Nichols

Eric Garner protest

Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing

That and 10 other times the New York City mayor failed to hold Officer Daniel Pantaleo to account.

Jul 25, 2019 / Jumaane D. Williams

The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments

The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments

With impeachment still off the table, Democrats and the GOP are crafting competing narratives for voters.

Jul 24, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Ukrainian flag

Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?

The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.

Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump

Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump

Now, Congress must act.

Jul 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Was Al Franken Railroaded?

Was Al Franken Railroaded? Was Al Franken Railroaded?

The evidence only partially exonerates the former senator, whose lack of contrition contributed to his downfall.

Jul 24, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Venezuelan Crisis

What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela

The document paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic situation—but overlooks the US role in the suffering.

Jul 24, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland

AOC Queens Town Hall

AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City

A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.

Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta

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