Politics

Trump Ryan Meeting

It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party, and Paul Ryan Is Dancing It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party, and Paul Ryan Is Dancing

Instead of standing on principle, the House speaker says he sees “a great opportunity to unify” with the billionaire.

May 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America

Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America

On Thursday, climate activists in the US began a week of direct action to “Break Free” from fossil fuels.

May 12, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Start Making Sense: Hillary Clinton Is Donald Trump’s Dream Opponent

Start Making Sense: Hillary Clinton Is Donald Trump’s Dream Opponent Start Making Sense: Hillary Clinton Is Donald Trump’s Dream Opponent

Plus: Ari Berman on how Trump could win, and Eric Foner on Hillary Clinton and the African-American vote.

May 12, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Michael Ratner in front of the Supreme Court

Michael Ratner, 1943–2016 Michael Ratner, 1943–2016

He pursued justice fearlessly, in the face of daunting odds.

May 11, 2016 / David Cole

Vladimir Putin: The 21st Century’s Greatest Statesman or Its Greatest Threat?

Vladimir Putin: The 21st Century’s Greatest Statesman or Its Greatest Threat? Vladimir Putin: The 21st Century’s Greatest Statesman or Its Greatest Threat?

The demonization of Putin seems to answer the question, but is it balanced and factual?

May 11, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Sanders in West Virginia

Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda

The senator is still in the running, still arguing that Democrats must adopt a boldly progressive economic message.

May 11, 2016 / John Nichols

Relatives of the victims of the atomic bomb offer flowers at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 2015.

Here’s What Obama Should Do When He Visits Hiroshima Here’s What Obama Should Do When He Visits Hiroshima

An apology for unleashing the first nuclear holocaust in human history is in order, and long overdue.

May 11, 2016 / Tim Shorrock

How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population?

How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population? How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population?

Seth Williams says he’s “smart on crime,” but his record says otherwise.

May 11, 2016 / Jessica Pishko

Don DeLillo’s American Dream

Don DeLillo’s American Dream Don DeLillo’s American Dream

His recent protagonists dream only of money, except perhaps for the technological advances that will allow them to go on acquiring it indefinitely.

May 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jon Baskin

These Haunting Photos Show the Deadly Absurdity of the US-Mexico Border Wall

These Haunting Photos Show the Deadly Absurdity of the US-Mexico Border Wall These Haunting Photos Show the Deadly Absurdity of the US-Mexico Border Wall

A collaboration between photographer Richard Misrach and experimental composer Guillermo Galindo captures the austere brutality of the borderlands.

May 11, 2016 / Photo Essay / John Washington

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