The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice
In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.
Nov 13, 2018 / Adam Federman
Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote
Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.
Nov 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Brazil Gets a New, Extreme-Right Leader Brazil Gets a New, Extreme-Right Leader
Jair Bolsonaro, fond of the “good ol’ days” of military rule, sets Brazil on a dangerous new course
Nov 13, 2018 / OppArt / Eneko Las Heras
Tim Wu Goes After the Titans of the New Gilded Age Tim Wu Goes After the Titans of the New Gilded Age
The Columbia law professor says the economy has been “conquered by inhuman creatures’’—corporations.
Nov 13, 2018 / Q&A / Christopher Shay
Donald Trump Is Attacking the Florida Recounts Because He Hates Democracy Donald Trump Is Attacking the Florida Recounts Because He Hates Democracy
The president is lying about “election theft” in Florida as part of a calculated strategy to shut down an essential part of the election process.
Nov 12, 2018 / John Nichols
Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
The president-elect seeks to ban from the classroom political opinions, debates, and any issues that could be construed as leftist.
Nov 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Michael Fox
Across the Country, Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Faced Obstacles Across the Country, Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Faced Obstacles
But in southern Brooklyn, they showed they can still swing an election.
Nov 12, 2018 / Richard Salame
The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers
Today’s presidential proclamation shutting down asylum eligibility is illegal under international and US law.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Washington
If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense
Do not mourn the end of Jeff Sessions. But recognize that the motivation for Trump’s removal of Sessions points to a constitutional crisis.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Nichols
‘There’s a Lot of New Ground for Democrats to Fight Over’: A Q&A With Ben Rhodes ‘There’s a Lot of New Ground for Democrats to Fight Over’: A Q&A With Ben Rhodes
The former Obama speechwriter and deputy national-security adviser discusses the future of foreign policy and the Democratic party.
Nov 9, 2018 / David Klion