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Mexico Pharmacy

Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem

Affordable clinic–pharmacies have vastly expanded health-care access for Mexicans. They’ve also bred a dangerous attitude towards prescription drugs.

Oct 19, 2018 / Julie Morse

Trump with arms crossed

Donald Trump Is Putting Every Journalist in Every Country at Risk Donald Trump Is Putting Every Journalist in Every Country at Risk

The president’s casual response to the Khashoggi killing is horrifying.

Oct 18, 2018 / John Nichols

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

As I consider my own trauma, I wonder how my students will remember theirs.

Oct 18, 2018 / Belle Chesler

The Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy, Editor of the ‘Alton Observer,’ Dies at the Hands of a Pro-Slavery Mob, Alton, Illinois (1837)

The Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy, Editor of the ‘Alton Observer,’ Dies at the Hands of a Pro-Slavery Mob, Alton, Illinois (1837) The Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy, Editor of the ‘Alton Observer,’ Dies at the Hands of a Pro-Slavery Mob, Alton, Illinois (1837)

Christ’s editor becomes Christ’s martyr: band the newspaper columns black for Elijah P. Lovejoy, who fired back. They threw his first three presses into the river. They came with g…

Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Range

Andrew Gillum Campaigns in Tallahassee

Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races

From Andrew Gillum in Florida to marijuana legalization in North Dakota, wins in these elections would be game changers.

Oct 18, 2018 / The Nation

‘The Nation’ Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board

‘The Nation’ Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board ‘The Nation’ Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board

The distinguished academic and principled, savvy politician has been at the forefront of advancing progressive reform for nearly two decades.

Oct 18, 2018 / Press Room

Fox News truck

Why Do the Media Keep Parroting Trump’s Falsehoods? Why Do the Media Keep Parroting Trump’s Falsehoods?

The circle of lies begins with Trump, continues through Fox News, and ends up in the mainstream media.

Oct 17, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Lara Alqasem

Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court

This isn’t the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it.

Oct 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Molly Minta

Trump Putin Vietnam

Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News

Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion.

Oct 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

We Must Channel Our Fury Over Kavanaugh Before Election Day

We Must Channel Our Fury Over Kavanaugh Before Election Day We Must Channel Our Fury Over Kavanaugh Before Election Day

Our rage presents an opportunity, but we have to focus it.

Oct 17, 2018 / Mike Lux and Celinda Lake

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