Politics

In this March 12, 2019, photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens as Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russ Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Debate in Congress over Israel and anti-Semitism is providing President Donald Trump an opening to appeal to Jewish American voters (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Next Big Idea: Ilhan Omar’s Pathway to Peace The Next Big Idea: Ilhan Omar’s Pathway to Peace

Another world is possible. Indeed, it is more necessary now than ever. But we won’t get there without a road map. So Representative Ilhan Omar has drawn it. The congresswoman has i…

Apr 10, 2020 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders rally

Joe Biden, Here’s How to Earn Our Support Joe Biden, Here’s How to Earn Our Support

The presumptive Democratic nominee says he understands “the urgency of this moment.” Young people need him to prove he means it.

Apr 10, 2020 / Waleed Shahid

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border

A leaked memo shows Customs and Border Protection requested millions of dollars to monitor the movements of Canadian citizens.

Apr 10, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Activist holding

Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine Now Is the Time to Dismantle Our Deportation Machine

Covid-19 makes it clear that our fates are intertwined.

Apr 10, 2020 / Alina Das

Trump speaking and gesturing.

Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace

In one week, he threatened to cut off US funding to the WHO, touted an unproven Covid-19 cure, and fired the watchdog overseeing the congressional bailout.

Apr 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

King‘s College at Cambridge University in the UK is bathed in blue light to celebrate NHS workers.

Cambridge Analytica Showed Us the Dangers of ‘Academic Commercialism’ Cambridge Analytica Showed Us the Dangers of ‘Academic Commercialism’

What happens to ethics when universities rush to monetize their work?

Apr 10, 2020 / Colleen Cordes

Bernie Sanders Is Going to Win a Lot More Votes—and Delegates

Bernie Sanders Is Going to Win a Lot More Votes—and Delegates Bernie Sanders Is Going to Win a Lot More Votes—and Delegates

When Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential candidacy on April 8, he said, “As you all know, we have never been just a campaign. We are a grassroots multiracial,…

Apr 9, 2020 / John Nichols

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

Many of Russia’s official reactions are similar to those in the United States.

Apr 9, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen

Jared Kushner

The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic

But first Trump, Kushner, and the GOP have to stop playing politics with people’s lives.

Apr 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

A nurse in San Juan

Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe

If Washington keeps ignoring the US territory, it could spell disaster.

Apr 9, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

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