Politics

Bernie Sanders in Miami

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution

Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Danica Roem Canvass

The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having

The danger of a continued Trump presidency is too dire to spend our limited resources on internal fights.

Apr 12, 2019 / Adam Barbanel-Fried

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse

The election should dispel any doubts that Israel will grant Palestinians freedom and rights without outside pressure.

Apr 12, 2019 / Yousef Jabareen

David Bernhardt

A Former Oil-Industry Lobbyist Is Now In Charge of America’s Public Lands A Former Oil-Industry Lobbyist Is Now In Charge of America’s Public Lands

Questions about conflicts of interest and transparency shadow newly confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.

Apr 12, 2019 / Adam Federman

(Reuters / Hannah McKay)

Julian Assange’s Arrest Should Worry Anyone Who Cares About Freedom of the Press Julian Assange’s Arrest Should Worry Anyone Who Cares About Freedom of the Press

The indictment, charging him with hacking one password, may seem like good news; in fact, it’s an attack on investigative journalism.

Apr 11, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

The Presidential Candidates Should Debate Union Rights in Chattanooga The Presidential Candidates Should Debate Union Rights in Chattanooga

Members of UAW Local 42 want collective-bargaining rights at the Volkswagen plant. Where better to debate about labor rights, unions and the future of work?

Apr 11, 2019 / John Nichols

Anti-Trump protester's sign

How ‘Russiagate’ Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion How ‘Russiagate’ Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion

As a new study reveals growing distrust between the populations of the two countries, citizen diplomacy becomes all the more important.

Apr 11, 2019 / James Carden

Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything

Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything

The New York senator is a Medicare for All, Green New Deal progressive who wants to win over Trump’s voters. Can she convince Democrats to give her a shot?

Apr 11, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

See No Climate Change?

See No Climate Change? See No Climate Change?

What’s evil is denial. (From the DC Climate March.)

Apr 11, 2019 / OppArt / Anonymous

Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left

Joan Walsh on the candidate, Eric Foner on Reconstruction, and Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner.

Apr 11, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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