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Feature
A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement
Domestic abuse presents a deadly threat to millions of people across America. But as concerns about police misconduct grow, feminists are reconsidering the costs of criminalization.
Zoë Carpenter
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Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term
The upcoming term always threatened to inflict serious harm on our nation. Then Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.
Elie Mystal
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Editorial
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‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class
Joe Biden has a preposterous definition of the middle class that as president would hamper his ability to enact smart policies.
Bryce Covert
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Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020
Мой Cтив (My Steve): A personal recollection of Stephen F. Cohen, who died on September 18 at the age of 81.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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These Races Will Shape What the US Elections Mean for Climate Progress
The people have marched, and now it’s time to vote.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Refugees Face Fire and Terror in Greece
Burned out of their homes, they now confront tear gas from police, beatings by fascists, and threats of imprisonment by the government.
Jesse Rosenfeld
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Column
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American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again
As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.
Kali Holloway
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How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality?
In Trump’s Washington, ignorance, arrogance, and deliberate deception come together to destroy our democracy.
Eric Alterman
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Books & the Arts
Who Will Save the News?
Victor Pickard’s new book argues that without a public intervention American journalism faces a dire future.
Anya Schiffrin
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Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents
Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
Jeet Heer
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Yaa Gyasi’s Family Chronicle
At the center of Gyasi’s new novel are the unspoken bonds and tensions between mothers and daughters.
Lovia Gyarkye
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The Supreme Court’s War on Equality
In Supreme Inequality, Adam Cohen offers a damning indictment of Supreme Court jurisprudence, reminding us of just how political the country’s highest court is.
Randall Kennedy
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Nicholson Baker’s Maddening Search for the Truth
Denied access to files about the use of biological weapons during the Cold War, the novelist transformed his new book into a study of how America keeps its secrets.
Charlie Savage
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America’s Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy
A new history charts the three-centuries long contest between elites seeking to uphold a racial and economic order that benefits them alone and the forces of democracy seeking to dismantle their power.
Manisha Sinha
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Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America
In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
Elias Rodriques
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