Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence
This is the beginning of a new politics that says moments of silence must be replaced with moments of action.
Jun 16, 2016 / John Nichols
Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue
It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?
Jun 16, 2016 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies
If Clinton follows a long line of liberal hawks, Trump would return us to the unilateral approach to world affairs practiced by George W. Bush.
Jun 16, 2016 / James Carden
Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’ Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’
Too many queer communities of color are trapped between vigilante violence on the one hand and state oppression on the other.
Jun 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Life and Death in Gay Orlando Life and Death in Gay Orlando
Nadine Smith on Gay Orlando before, and after, Saturday’s attack; plus Harold Meyerson on what’s next for Hillary and Bernie, and Adam Hochschild on the Spanish Civil War.
Jun 16, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Trumpification of Cable News The Trumpification of Cable News
In a desperate grab for ratings, MSNBC and CNN are giving Trump exactly what he wants: endless validation.
Jun 16, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Letters From the July 4-11, 2016, Issue Letters From the July 4-11, 2016, Issue
Bern on vs. Bern out… Establishment fetishism… The past as precedent… Correction!
Jun 16, 2016 / Our Readers
Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims
He says the US must choose between investing in African Americans and welcoming immigrants. Do Democrats have an answer to that false choice?
Jun 16, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Bad Intelligence Bad Intelligence
David Price’s long battle against anthropology’s collaborations with the national-security state.
Jun 16, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions
Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Jun 16, 2016 / Feature / Sonia Shah