Politics

Wayne LaPierre

Don’t Be Fooled: The NRA Doesn’t Want to Ban ‘Bump Stocks’ Don’t Be Fooled: The NRA Doesn’t Want to Ban ‘Bump Stocks’

Letting the ATF handle this decision probably means nothing will happen.

Oct 5, 2017 / George Zornick

Warner Burr

Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It

Senators Burr and Warner and Representative Schiff say the intelligence community’s assessment got it right.

Oct 5, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote

Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote

E.J. Dionne on America after Trump, Ari Berman on gerrymandering, and Joan Walsh with Hillary.

Oct 5, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Equifax Apology Tour Is an Insulting Charade

The Equifax Apology Tour Is an Insulting Charade The Equifax Apology Tour Is an Insulting Charade

CEOs will express remorse; some might even be fired. But in an oligarchy like ours, nothing will change.

Oct 4, 2017 / Helaine Olen

PalestinianWorkers

Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank

The political front is stalemated, and the occupation grinds on—but some Palestinians are creating their own facts on the ground.

Oct 4, 2017 / Miriam Berger

US Constitution

Is the Republican Party a Threat to the Constitution? Is the Republican Party a Threat to the Constitution?

Only the GOP can save (or destroy) democracy in America.

Oct 4, 2017 / Aziz Huq

The Term ‘Terrorism’ Is a State Weapon

The Term ‘Terrorism’ Is a State Weapon The Term ‘Terrorism’ Is a State Weapon

We don’t fight racist double standards by labeling the Las Vegas attacker a terrorist.

Oct 4, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis

New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis New York’s Mayor Says He’s Got a Plan to Help Solve the City’s Housing Crisis

So why are housing advocates up in arms?

Oct 4, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

Is Nonviolence—or Fighting Back—the Answer to Far-Right Thuggery?

Is Nonviolence—or Fighting Back—the Answer to Far-Right Thuggery? Is Nonviolence—or Fighting Back—the Answer to Far-Right Thuggery?

As Trump incites violence, the left needs a counter-strategy.

Oct 4, 2017 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Supreme Court protest

The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering

Desperate defenders of biased maps warn of a "redistricting revolution."

Oct 3, 2017 / John Nichols

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