How to Cope With Government-Induced Stress How to Cope With Government-Induced Stress
Hobbies and self-care can help us feel in control against malicious and unpredictable governments.
Feb 7, 2020 / Andrea Mazzarino
Excuse Me, Ms.! Excuse Me, Ms.!
Confused about Latinx, alumnx, even mxn? Fear not: Inclusive language has been evolving for decades.
Feb 6, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel
How a revitalized magazine with its roots in American communism captured the Jewish left.
Feb 6, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah M. Seltzer
Why Doctors Are Fighting Their Professional Organization Over Medicare for All Why Doctors Are Fighting Their Professional Organization Over Medicare for All
Calls for single-payer are coming from outside the American Medical Association—and show that doctors are not a single class of workers with a unified political view.
Feb 6, 2020 / Danielle Carr
Republican Senators Just Sold Out Democracy Republican Senators Just Sold Out Democracy
By acquitting Trump, Republicans handed the president nearly unlimited power—and revealed the extent of their venality.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
This Man Might Be the Stealth Star of the Impeachment Trial This Man Might Be the Stealth Star of the Impeachment Trial
Before the trial each day, Senate Chaplain Barry Black has offered a benediction, which often appears to contain sharp rebukes to the GOP.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Students Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Groceries and Therapy Students Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Groceries and Therapy
Students at Stanford say that campus mental health care is nearly impossible to access—a problem students across the country are facing, too.
Feb 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona
Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights
The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I’m calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.
Feb 5, 2020 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Exclusive: Customs and Border Protection Gains an Extra Layer of Secrecy Exclusive: Customs and Border Protection Gains an Extra Layer of Secrecy
By gaining a “security agency” designation, the border police can further shield themselves from public view.
Feb 4, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic
Kansas City won the big game, but that was a sideshow compared to the political bombast on display.
Feb 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin