Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending? Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending?
Barbara Sostaita writes that religion helps people envision a more just world while Phil Zuckerman argues that faith can lead to pious inaction.
Oct 29, 2021 / The Debate / Barbara Sostaita and Phil Zuckerman
To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder
Holding out for the best possible package is not merely a morally sound approach. It’s a politically necessary one.
Oct 28, 2021 / John Nichols
Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It
Summit reporting is always rife with tabloid-style clickbait. COP26 demands better.
Oct 28, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
The GOP’s Grievance Industrial Complex Invades the Classroom The GOP’s Grievance Industrial Complex Invades the Classroom
When parents become a posse of vigilantes, outrage is in the saddle instead of teaching or learning.
Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Jennifer C. Berkshire
Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty
The Democratic Party has finally recognized that income inequality, not “dependency,” is what’s harming families. But Manchin is still pushing that 1990s-era belief.
Oct 28, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now
With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.
Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Politics of Kidnapping in Haiti: Amy Wilentz The Politics of Kidnapping in Haiti: Amy Wilentz
Plus Dave Zirin on The Kaepernick Effect.
Oct 28, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
These Two Virginia Democratic Women Have a Real Shot at Flipping GOP Seats These Two Virginia Democratic Women Have a Real Shot at Flipping GOP Seats
Although the national narrative is “Virginia Dems are in disarray,” there are some bright spots for progressives.
Oct 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh
I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free
Even if Rittenhouse somehow draws an impartial jury, he already appears to have landed a very partial judge.
Oct 27, 2021 / Elie Mystal