Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam
A visit to the Emerald Isle provokes post-Brexit angst in the United Kingdom.
Apr 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber
Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis Organizing Our Way Out of Tennessee’s Democracy Crisis
Reformers seeking to undo the state's drift into authoritarianism have to adopt a both-and strategy to repair democracy from the ground up.
Apr 21, 2023 / Shanna Singh Hughey
We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong
Until we focus on the combustible social conditions that made Covid so devastating, we’ll never be truly ready for the next pandemic.
Apr 21, 2023 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin
John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage John Fetterman’s Triumphant Return to the Political Stage
After some difficult months, he is back in the US Senate, and his political instincts are as sharp as ever.
Apr 21, 2023 / John Nichols
Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us. Thanks to Dominion’s Lawsuit, We Got the Truth About Fox. The Rest Is Up to Us.
Now we know that Fox deliberately lied about its role in vote-switching for Biden. Future lawsuits start there. So do we.
Apr 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.
The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.
Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Rebecca Solnit on Climate Action, Plus John Nichols on Abortion Politics Rebecca Solnit on Climate Action, Plus John Nichols on Abortion Politics
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast: why it’s not to late to slow global warming, and how Democrats can win in 2024.
Apr 20, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here
Pandemic-era protections are gone and rental assistance has dried up. Eviction filings increased by nearly 80 percent last year compared to the year before.
Apr 20, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Resurgence In the Midwest Resurgence In the Midwest
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann examines how liberals and Democrats got their groove back in the Midwest.