Politics

Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet

Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet

And Bernie Sanders has a plan for that.

Sep 17, 2019 / Feature / Tom Athanasiou

How a Native American Woman Defeated a 4-Term Republican Incumbent

How a Native American Woman Defeated a 4-Term Republican Incumbent How a Native American Woman Defeated a 4-Term Republican Incumbent

Ruth Anna Buffalo is changing politics in North Dakota.

Sep 17, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

99% for Bernie

Occupy the White House Occupy the White House

The Bernie Sanders campaign is the next phase of a movement that started eight years ago in Zuccotti Park.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jonathan Smucker

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jeet Heer

The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol

The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol

The new enforcement agency is more about preventing migrants from leaving the country than it is about protecting El Salvador’s borders.

Sep 16, 2019 / Nelson Rauda and John Washington

Kavanaugh Pointing

Mad About Kavanaugh? Impeach Him Mad About Kavanaugh? Impeach Him

And, for crying out loud, hold Susan Collins to account.

Sep 16, 2019 / John Nichols

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

The assassination of a local politician is waking up the country to the threat of the radical right.

Sep 16, 2019 / Feature / Jordan Stancil

United Nations climate change

Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters

The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.

Sep 16, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial? Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

In their new book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum argue that a new form of conspiracy thinking is consuming our culture in dangerous and alarming ways. But is it?

Sep 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

The Israeli Elections Are a Referendum on Who Can Treat Palestinians Most Harshly The Israeli Elections Are a Referendum on Who Can Treat Palestinians Most Harshly

While Netanyahu’s talk of annexing parts of the West Bank caused a flurry, the reality is that few parties would oppose it.

Sep 16, 2019 / Diana Buttu

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