What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out
Recent remembrance ceremonies have been used to airbrush the US’s interventionist history.
Jun 22, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us ‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us
HR 40 calls the country to account for racist predation inflicted upon black folks living and dead.
Jun 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran
It has a constitutional responsibility to rein in Trump’s dangerously chaotic approach.
Jun 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao Relax at the Pool Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao Relax at the Pool
Surf’s up!
Jun 21, 2019 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes
How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia
Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.
Jun 21, 2019 / Robbie Corey-Boulet
Joe Biden and Cory Booker Should Debate One Another Joe Biden and Cory Booker Should Debate One Another
Two mainstream Democrats disagree on consequential issues arising from Biden’s rumination about working with segregationists.
Jun 20, 2019 / John Nichols
The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures
At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal.
Jun 20, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
Nixon’s the One (Hundred-Dollar Bill) Nixon’s the One (Hundred-Dollar Bill)
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin blocked placing Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Here’s a more suitable replacement for this administration.
Jun 20, 2019 / OppArt / Frances Jetter
Elizabeth Warren Is Winning the Ideas Primary Elizabeth Warren Is Winning the Ideas Primary
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Democrats, John Nichols on Bernie and Socialism, and Sasha Abramsky on Florida voting rights.
Jun 20, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Barbara Lee Wins a House Vote to Stop the Blank Checks for Endless War Barbara Lee Wins a House Vote to Stop the Blank Checks for Endless War
Almost 18 years after Lee cast the sole vote against the open-ended AUMF, the House finally passed a bill that would sunset it.
Jun 19, 2019 / John Nichols