Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror
Putting threats into perspective for 2016.
Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’ California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’
The California Supreme Court clears the way for voters to demand a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics.
Jan 5, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Skills Are Not Enough to Land a Job Why Skills Are Not Enough to Land a Job
Handwringing about the devaluing of high-school diplomas is missing the point.
Jan 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation
Residents of Harney County are poor, white, and conservative. Not a single one of them has joined the Bundy militia.
Jan 5, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Why This Socialist Feminist Is Not Voting for Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is Not Voting for Hillary
Socialist feminism assumes that redistribution is the best way to improve life for women. Clinton has demonstrated contempt for turning this project into policy.
Jan 5, 2016 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Why Is the US Deporting Refugee Families? Why Is the US Deporting Refugee Families?
A dangerously speedy process is sending children and their parents back to danger in Central America.
Jan 4, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again
Jan 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Grief at the Heart of a Moral Movement Grief at the Heart of a Moral Movement
A personal meditation for 2016.
Jan 4, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The Genocidal Unconscious of American Sports’ Naming Practices The Genocidal Unconscious of American Sports’ Naming Practices
The Texas Rangers bear the moniker of America’s most celebrated death squad.
Jan 4, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Tactical Intelligence of #NoJusticeNoLeBron The Tactical Intelligence of #NoJusticeNoLeBron
A hashtag aimed at getting LeBron James to sit out a game in protest of Tamir Rice’s murder was overwhelmingly derided. It also was extremely successful.
Jan 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin