What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
How to Lose Elections and Influence People How to Lose Elections and Influence People
Labour may have lost the election, but it laid the foundation for a more progressive UK.
Sep 22, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values
This year, the university dumps Manning and Michelle Jones. In the 1960s, it honored Vietnam War architect—and admitted war criminal—Robert McNamara.
Sep 22, 2017 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career
Outlining a vision of an America on the side of peace and justice, the senator shredded Trump’s brutish foreign policies.
Sep 21, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About
Appointment hearings for Jon M. Huntsman and A. Wes Mitchell were wholly in line with the Beltway consensus on Russia.
Sep 21, 2017 / James Carden
Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For
The senator powerfully linked domestic and foreign policy in the context of massive global inequality.
Sep 21, 2017 / Stephen Miles
Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace
It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year.
It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.
Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment
Bob Dreyfuss, plus Sarah Leonard on Hillary’s book and Todd Gitlin on Ken Burns’s Vietnam.
Sep 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Death of a Syrian Media Activist The Death of a Syrian Media Activist
Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.
Sep 20, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge