Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville? Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville?
The city has a reputation as a liberal oasis in the South. But racism is homegrown here.
Sep 25, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee
He’s stoking racial divisions in order to maintain a grip on a Senate seat that Democrats are surprisingly competitive for.
Sep 25, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino
Can’t imagine why that’s a problem.
Sep 25, 2017 / Nomi Prins
For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’ For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’
Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.
Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump
His comments about NFL players reveal just how divisive and narcissistic the president really is.
Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin
A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women
Women are 100 times more likely to be killed by a man with a gun than to use a firearm in self defense.
Sep 22, 2017 / George Zornick
What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
The GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal Push Isn’t Really About Health Care The GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal Push Isn’t Really About Health Care
It’s about how to finance tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
Sep 21, 2017 / George Zornick
On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest
GOP senators who support the bill either don’t know what’s in it, or are lying through their teeth about it.
Sep 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About
Appointment hearings for Jon M. Huntsman and A. Wes Mitchell were wholly in line with the Beltway consensus on Russia.
Sep 21, 2017 / James Carden