Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed
Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power.
Jan 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit
In an interview, Jennet Kirkpatrick, the author of The Virtues of Exit, makes the case for giving up.
Jan 2, 2018 / Richard Kreitner
Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America’ Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America’
To succeed, he’ll have to be even bolder and more progressive.
Jan 1, 2018 / The Editors
Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart
Above all, he gave us hope.
Dec 29, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum
The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria
The new governing coalition includes the Freedom Party, which has deep roots in the country’s Nazi past.
Dec 29, 2017 / Jordan Stancil
Russiagate Is Devolving Into an Effort to Stigmatize Dissent Russiagate Is Devolving Into an Effort to Stigmatize Dissent
An amicus brief to a lawsuit filed against Roger Stone and the Trump campaign raises troubling questions over the right to political speech.
Dec 28, 2017 / James Carden
Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue
The long con…
Dec 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
Detour Detour
The Trump administration has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using seven words or phrases, such as “fetus” and “science-based,” in agency budget docu…
Dec 28, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story
The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don’t confuse that with leniency.
Dec 28, 2017 / Julianne Hing
From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017 From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017
Plus, John Nichols on The Resistance in 2017 and Howell Raines on Alabama’s amazing year.
Dec 28, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener