Democracy

Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests

Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests

The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.

Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala

Trump on the Big Screen at CPAC

Trump’s America Is Worse Than Orwell’s ‘1984’ Trump’s America Is Worse Than Orwell’s ‘1984’

As global warming intensifies, our world is becoming bleaker than one of the darkest dystopias ever imagined.

Aug 20, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias

Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias

And thankfully, bad press matters less and less.

Aug 20, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stephen Miller cabinet meeting

Stephen Miller Is a Perfectly Mainstream Republican Stephen Miller Is a Perfectly Mainstream Republican

His cruelty is all-American—and it’s shared by millions of others who make up the GOP’s base.

Aug 19, 2019 / Jeet Heer

India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy

India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy

With a precedent like the decrees on Kashmir, what will prevent the government from imprisoning possible critics elsewhere, then ripping up another state?

Aug 15, 2019 / Dilip D’Souza

The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration The Myth of Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

The adults in the room are complicit in a dangerous presidency.

Aug 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Mitch McConnell press conference

The Battle for the Senate Demands Democrats’ Fierce Focus The Battle for the Senate Demands Democrats’ Fierce Focus

Their bold ideas will be dead on arrival if Trumpists keep the chamber.

Aug 6, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders at a convention

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Ideas Are Transforming Democratic Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Ideas Are Transforming Democratic Politics

The media seems too eager to write off his profound impact on the 2020 race.

Jul 30, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied

Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied Puerto Ricans Are Fighting for the Democracy That They’ve Been Denied

The island should have a say in who gets elected president and in the decisions made by the US Congress.

Jul 25, 2019 / John Nichols

David Marcus Testifying Congress

Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All. Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All.

Instead of embracing Facebook’s Libra, we should be rallying for a public option for digital currency.

Jul 22, 2019 / Rohan Grey

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