Does Jared Kushner Even Know Anything About the Countries He’s Supposed to Be Doing Diplomacy With? Does Jared Kushner Even Know Anything About the Countries He’s Supposed to Be Doing Diplomacy With?
Amy Wilentz on the most trusted man in the Trump White House.
Jul 7, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors
The administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants is pushing women into the shadows.
Jul 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
A Fateful Encounter: On Today’s Meeting Between Presidents Trump and Putin A Fateful Encounter: On Today’s Meeting Between Presidents Trump and Putin
The summit offers a chance to mitigate a crisis.
Jul 7, 2017 / James Carden
Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters
A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.
Jul 6, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests
We may not like it, but nuclear weapons may be all that stands in the way of another US-conducted “regime change.”
Jul 6, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party
The opposition party should embrace a sweeping reform agenda that embraces the promise of voting rights, competitive elections, and genuinely representative democracy.
Jul 6, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump and Saudi Arabia Against the World Trump and Saudi Arabia Against the World
This is a formula for disaster on a global scale.
Jul 6, 2017 / Dilip Hiro
There’s Only One Way to End the War in Afghanistan There’s Only One Way to End the War in Afghanistan
And the surge Donald Trump is poised to authorize is not it.
Jul 6, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Can the Caribbean’s Tourism Economy Survive Climate Change? Can the Caribbean’s Tourism Economy Survive Climate Change?
Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, catastrophic storm surges—the threat is dire, and requires a rapid transition to renewable energy.
Jul 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
The Poet in James Comey’s Soul The Poet in James Comey’s Soul
The G-man as bard.
Jul 6, 2017 / Alissa Quart