Politics

House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, right, listen as Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax reform in the White House on September 5, 2017.

Combat Trump’s Lies About Taxes Combat Trump’s Lies About Taxes

You can also donate to local organizations working on Hurricane Irma recovery and fight to defeat Trump’s Muslim ban.

Sep 12, 2017 / NationAction

Betsy DeVos speaks about Title IX

What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus

Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.

Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Elizabeth Adetiba

Raila Odinga Supporters Celebrate

Kenya’s Rescheduled Elections Are a Triumph of Constitutionalism—but How Much Has Really Changed? Kenya’s Rescheduled Elections Are a Triumph of Constitutionalism—but How Much Has Really Changed?

The country is now a tinderbox, in which supporters of the rival factions believe they can lose only if the other side rigs the results.

Sep 12, 2017 / Macharia Gaitho

Shreveport lynching

On White Identity Politics and American Terrorism On White Identity Politics and American Terrorism

We cannot move forward until white citizens claim their history. 

Sep 12, 2017 / Kai Wright

Bernie on TPP

The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward

Savvy Democrats and progressives must focus on driving a bold new agenda and winning in 2018 and 2020.

Sep 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump at Andrews Air Force Base

The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself

American forces seek to dominate everywhere, but they win decisively nowhere.

Sep 12, 2017 / William J. Astore

Harvey standing water

Houston Needs an Equitable Reconstruction in the Wake of Harvey Houston Needs an Equitable Reconstruction in the Wake of Harvey

The city needs to learn from the mistakes of previous disasters and put disadvantaged communities at the center of rebuilding efforts.

Sep 12, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Borough Hall

Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor

Reform comes first and foremost in the Democratic primary.

Sep 11, 2017 / Jake Bittle

Steve Long speaks during a UNC Board of Governors meeting.

The UNC Board Bans a Prominent Civil-Rights Center From Litigating The UNC Board Bans a Prominent Civil-Rights Center From Litigating

Under a new policy, the University of North Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights is forbidden from representing minority and low-income clients in court.

Sep 11, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Irma hits Puerto Rico

Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too

But they don’t get the same level of attention as Florida and Texas—let alone equal representation.

Sep 11, 2017 / John Nichols

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