How Did the Constitution Become America’s Authoritative Text? How Did the Constitution Become America’s Authoritative Text?
A new history of the early American republic recasts the origins of originalism and how the Constitution gained its “fixed” status.
Feb 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Karen J. Greenberg
She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid
Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?
Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?
Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.
Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion
The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem
Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.
Feb 6, 2019 / David M. Perry
The Worst Super Bowl Ever The Worst Super Bowl Ever
Melissa Jacobs joins the show to talk Super Bowl.
Feb 6, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller
There is an inextricable link between border militarization and climate change.
Feb 6, 2019 / Q&A / Will Meyer
I’m an 18-Year-Old Gun-Reform Activist and School-Shooting Survivor—Here’s Why I Still Have Hope I’m an 18-Year-Old Gun-Reform Activist and School-Shooting Survivor—Here’s Why I Still Have Hope
We’re not doing this because we want to. We’re doing it because we have to.
Feb 5, 2019 / Feature / Mollie Davis
‘Let Them Eat Trump’ ‘Let Them Eat Trump’
The media’s preoccupation with this administration’s scandals often distract us from more important matters—especially America’s never-ending wars.
Feb 5, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Take Action Now: Fight for Universal Health Care Take Action Now: Fight for Universal Health Care
Watch a video, sign a petition, then start a campaign for universal health care in your own community.
Feb 5, 2019 / NationAction
Will Foxconn Steal Wisconsin’s Intellectual Property? Will Foxconn Steal Wisconsin’s Intellectual Property?
Fuzzy contracts and poor transparency could let the company exploit researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Feb 5, 2019 / Nick Bowlin