Politics

Aircraft Carrier

Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger

The announcement that the Pentagon is sending a strike force to the Middle East caps a yearlong campaign of threats and intimidation.

May 7, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss

US South Korea

America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.

May 7, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger

Washington, DC in 2012

DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity

Activists in Washington say the mayor’s proposed budget would worsen disinvestment in black communities.

May 7, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Trump Air Force One

Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention

He is sowing chaos and intervening from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela and beyond.

May 7, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Brett Kavanaugh with Ted Cruz

A Frontal Attack on Roe v. Wade A Frontal Attack on Roe v. Wade

As a Republican-majority court threatens the legal right to abortion, it’s time for states to step up.

May 7, 2019 / The Nation

The Transformation of Bernie Sanders

The Transformation of Bernie Sanders The Transformation of Bernie Sanders

How the Vermont senator went from a third-party independent to a 2020 frontrunner. 

May 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp

Notre Dame Cathedral

Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame

I remained in shock, horrified at the devastation so close to me, in the heart of Paris.

May 7, 2019 / Benoît Duteurtre

Marine Le Pen election posters.

The Disturbing Rise of ‘Femonationalism’ The Disturbing Rise of ‘Femonationalism’

Across Europe, politicians are hijacking feminist language to further right-wing ideologies. 

May 7, 2019 / Edna Bonhomme

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Cartoon Opposition The Cartoon Opposition

It’s always easier to defeat a caricature.

May 7, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Andrew Gillum Campaigning

Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020 Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020

“We can’t give that ground anymore,” he says.

May 6, 2019 / John Nichols

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