Open Letter to NFL Players Traveling to Israel on a Trip Organized by Netanyahu’s Government Open Letter to NFL Players Traveling to Israel on a Trip Organized by Netanyahu’s Government
“Palestinians have for decades been fighting policies similar to the ones people are protesting in cities across the United States.”
Feb 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin
What Happens When Refugees Are Resettled in the US? What Happens When Refugees Are Resettled in the US?
They—and the communities into which they’re placed—thrive.
Feb 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Super Bowl Winners Like Martellus Bennett Are Refusing to Go to the White House Super Bowl Winners Like Martellus Bennett Are Refusing to Go to the White House
Four Patriots players have declined Trump’s invitation—so far.
Feb 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Keith Ellison: How the Democrats Can Win Keith Ellison: How the Democrats Can Win
Plus: Amy Wilentz on Ivanka Trump and Eric Foner on Trump and history.
Feb 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Kellyanne Conway’s Phantom Massacre Kellyanne Conway’s Phantom Massacre
She said the massacre at Bowling Green Was just the sort of terror we’ve been fearing. And this she didn’t mention: At the scene Were Jersey Muslims by the thousands cheering.
Feb 9, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Donald Trump Wants to Tear Down the Wall—the Wall Between Church and State Donald Trump Wants to Tear Down the Wall—the Wall Between Church and State
And the religious right couldn’t be happier.
Feb 9, 2017 / The Nation
The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big
You can call it hypocrisy, or you can call it keeping your eyes on the prize.
Feb 9, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media
He’s making it difficult to pick out the signal from the noise.
Feb 9, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism
Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.
Feb 8, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power
The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.
Feb 8, 2017 / Eric Foner