A Serious Push for Free College in California A Serious Push for Free College in California
A ballot initiative campaign to restore tuition-free college in California is gaining momentum for the November election, a model other states could follow.
Feb 6, 2018 / Chuck Collins
50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us 50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us
Harry Belafonte’s week hosting the Tonight show brought together the best of the ’60s—and prefigured the era’s decline.
Feb 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh
The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Shows That Having a Conscience Does Not Distract From Winning the Game The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Shows That Having a Conscience Does Not Distract From Winning the Game
But the NFL got what they needed: a great game without Trump or player protest getting in the way.
Feb 5, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks
How FISA and the Patriot Act enable wide-ranging spying on Americans.
Feb 5, 2018 / David K. Shipler
Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System
And Jeremy Corbyn isn’t having it.
Feb 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Justice Under Attack Justice Under Attack
A flood of tweets, fake news, and special interests trying to sink hope.
Feb 5, 2018 / OppArt / Patrick McGrath Muñiz
Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes Are Betraying the Constitution in the Service of Donald Trump Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes Are Betraying the Constitution in the Service of Donald Trump
The Speaker of the House has abandoned his duty to defend the authority of the House in order to serve as an agent of the president.
Feb 2, 2018 / John Nichols
Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity
The leader of the opposition Yabloko Party is a candidate in the Russian presidential election.
Feb 2, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat
States should stop participating in the Crosscheck anti-voter-fraud program, especially when there’s a secure alternative.
Feb 2, 2018 / Russ Feingold
Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis
Trump’s deregulators are setting the economy on fire.
Feb 1, 2018 / Nomi Prins