Congressperson-Elect Ilhan Omar Is Making Real the Promise of the American Experiment Congressperson-Elect Ilhan Omar Is Making Real the Promise of the American Experiment
Allowing the wearing of a hijab on the House floor respects the commitment that there shall be “no religious test” for elected officials.
Nov 22, 2018 / John Nichols
Letters From the December 17-24, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 17-24, 2018, Issue
Down the rabbit hole… Bird is the word… Forgotten victory… Dump the hump… Road map for change… History repeats itself…
Nov 22, 2018 / Our Readers
Trump’s Choice for Acting Attorney General Trump’s Choice for Acting Attorney General
His qualifications don’t really exist. For Trump, though, appointing him didn’t seem odd. A bully, the man was involved in a scam. In other words, they’re like two peas in a pod.
Nov 22, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
This Thanksgiving, It’s OK to Not Feel Thankful This Thanksgiving, It’s OK to Not Feel Thankful
While many of us may have much to be thankful for, many of us are also in pain.
Nov 22, 2018 / Joe Sanberg
What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?
The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.
Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Russian Diplomacy Is Winning the New Cold War Russian Diplomacy Is Winning the New Cold War
Washington’s attempt to “isolate Putin’s Russia” has failed and had the opposite effect.
Nov 21, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right
Gustavo Arellano on Orange County, L.A. Kauffman on protest, and Andrew Delbanco on the history of fugitive slaves.
Nov 21, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How the ‘Natural Family’ Movement Brought Its War of Values to the Balkans How the ‘Natural Family’ Movement Brought Its War of Values to the Balkans
Populist leaders with an increasingly autocratic bent are finding that it pays to jump on this ultraconservative bandwagon.
Nov 21, 2018 / Claudia Ciobanu
Marijuana Comes to Coalinga Marijuana Comes to Coalinga
The weed business promised to save this struggling California town. So far, it’s been a bust.
Nov 21, 2018 / Feature / Rozina Ali