Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More

Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.​

Bryce Covert

Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors

After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.​

Sasha Abramsky

The Only Sensible Way Out of the North Korea Crisis

In a dual freeze, Pyongyang would cease missile tests in exchange for a moratorium on Washington’s massive war games.

Tim Shorrock

Steve Bannon Is Gone, Leaving Behind Only His Worst Ideas

The “Party of Davos” shot down any motions toward economic populism.

Robert L. Borosage

Sand Trap

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Peter Kuper

Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right

It’s not the issues that matter; it’s the shared hatred.

Eric Alterman

Yom Kippur Preview

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue

Hacking democracy… Make America democratic… Dems: remember the base… Action and words… In defense of prog rock…

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