The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence
Threats and attacks on clinics and abortion providers have risen dramatically since an undercover video sting aimed at Planned Parenthood.
Nov 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting
Republican contenders who have had so very much to say against Planned Parenthood were largely mum after Friday’s deadly violence.
Nov 28, 2015 / John Nichols
November 27, 1978: San Francisco Councilman Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone Are Assassinated November 27, 1978: San Francisco Councilman Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone Are Assassinated
“Milk spoke to and for his homosexual supporters, but he believed he was working for a greater good: the liberation of the surrounding society.”
Nov 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Giving Thanks for a Nation of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants Giving Thanks for a Nation of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants
Rejecting the ugly politics of now, President Obama recalls an American Thanksgiving tradition of paying “tribute to people of every background and belief.”
Nov 26, 2015 / John Nichols
We’ve Used Racial and Ethnic Profiling for Centuries, and It Hasn’t Worked Yet We’ve Used Racial and Ethnic Profiling for Centuries, and It Hasn’t Worked Yet
Too many politicians choose to play to the lowest common denominator, pushing measures that make them sound tough but respond to no identifiable problem.
Nov 25, 2015 / David Cole
The New Attack on ‘One Person, One Vote’ The New Attack on ‘One Person, One Vote’
It’s been settled law for five decades—but now the Supreme Court might shoot it down.
Nov 25, 2015 / Ari Berman
The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too
This time, let’s do the right thing.
Nov 25, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS
Much of Europe, led by France, favors a coalition, but the White House evidently does not.
Nov 25, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
One Year Ago, Black Activists Shut Down the Bay Area’s Subway. Here’s Why They’re Still Fighting. One Year Ago, Black Activists Shut Down the Bay Area’s Subway. Here’s Why They’re Still Fighting.
The Black Friday 14 shut down Bay Area Rapid Transit this time last year. They’re demanding that the charges they face be dropped.
Nov 25, 2015 / Dani McClain
Ezekiel Elliott and the Overdue Thaw of College Football Politics Ezekiel Elliott and the Overdue Thaw of College Football Politics
Meet the new normal in college football.
Nov 25, 2015 / Dave Zirin