Politics

Police Crackdown

The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad

This army strategist says today’s policing is looking more and more like a military operation.

Oct 12, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die

Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die Donald Trump Just Threatened to Leave Puerto Ricans to Die

As FEMA warns of massive food shortages, Trump says the island has “survived” the hurricanes and shouldn’t expect help “forever.”

Oct 12, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us

Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us

Plus: David Dayen on JPMorgan Chase and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr.

Oct 12, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue

Thoughts on What Happened… Down with epistocracy… BLM articles matter… In Manning veritas… English lessons…

Oct 12, 2017 / Our Readers

Mark Zuckerberg

In Facebook We Antitrust In Facebook We Antitrust

The social-media giant’s reach and power are unprecedented.

Oct 12, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry

The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go

The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go

The nation’s largest police organization pursues policies that have deadly consequences for communities of color.

Oct 11, 2017 / Paul Butler

Trump-Trudeau

Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous

The FCC and Congress need to defend the First Amendment.

Oct 11, 2017 / John Nichols

US NATO Ukraine

The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor

Today’s American-Russian confrontation is developing in unprecedented ways—and the US political-media establishment seems not to care.

Oct 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Las Vegas Shooting Vigil

The Color of Terrorism and the Whiteness of the Lone Wolf The Color of Terrorism and the Whiteness of the Lone Wolf

We’ll do everything to prevent terrorist attacks, but are seemingly powerless against white male shooters.

Oct 11, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami

Lost

Lost Lost

This was a poster found on the streets of Bushwick, Brooklyn 2017

Oct 11, 2017 / OppArt / The Nation

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