Politics

Kenny Chapman, 53, receives coins from a man

Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality

Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is heavy.

Mar 6, 2017 / Dennis Kucinich

Wilbur Ross

Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters

Behind the scenes, a lot happened this week at several federal agencies. 

Mar 3, 2017 / George Zornick and Zoë Carpenter

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend

It’s part of a new wave of demonstrations and organizing drives linking workers’ rights and civil rights.

Mar 3, 2017 / John Nichols

Tishaura O. Jones

Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis? Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis?

Tishaura Jones is running to “uproot racism” just a few miles from the streets where Michael Brown was murdered.

Mar 3, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble

Recusal is the first step, but he’ll ultimately have to resign.

Mar 3, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining?

Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining? Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining?

Another reader tries to stop her friend’s relentless name dropping.

Mar 3, 2017 / Liza Featherstone

trump press conf

The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump The Media’s Addiction to False Equivalencies Has Left Them Vulnerable to Trump

Decades of conservative efforts to work the press are paying off handsomely.

Mar 3, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump

Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump

When Obama was in the White House, the safest place for young undocumented immigrants was in the public eye. Vargas’s detention shows that’s no longer true.

Mar 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions Is a Disgrace to the Justice Department Jeff Sessions Is a Disgrace to the Justice Department

He didn’t just lie about Russia—he’s put the Trump administration on the wrong side of every major issue.

Mar 2, 2017 / Ari Berman

jeff sessions russia

If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached

The founders anticipated circumstances like this, which is why they outlined the impeachment process.

Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols

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