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Divad DurantHave We Entered America's Third Era of Reconstruction?
The first two have much to teach us about the possibilities and dangers that abound today.
Rev. Dr. Liz TheoharisAppointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done
Massive corporations have wielded extraordinary power over our economy for the past 40 years. That’s about to end. Why? Because there’s a new sheriff in town.
Morgan Harper and Zephyr TeachoutLatest in Politics
Want to Increase Election Turnout? Lower the Voting Age to 16.
Andrew Yang had a really good idea: Let 16- and 17-year-olds vote. No matter who wins the mayoral race, the idea should be amplified.
John Nichols
Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics
We need a far more serious discussion about the real security priorities of the American people—and the real challenges we face.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Attack of the Critical Race Theory
The menace has infiltrated our education system, I think?
Tom TomorrowState Politics
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Culture War in the K-12 Classroom
The Trump-era GOP’s insatiable appetite for red-meat issues has led to a wholesale attack on public education.
Jennifer C. Berkshire -
June 21, 2021
Dark Money, the Supreme Court, and the Fate of LGBTQ+ Rights
The NAACP, the ACLU, and the Human Rights Campaign—the country’s largest LGBTQ+ political organization—have all joined forces with the Koch network–funded Americans for Prosperity to defend the role of dark money in politics.
Joanna Wuest and Briana Last -
June 21, 2021
Why NYC Progressives Should Fear an Eric Adams Mayoralty
Is the Brooklyn Borough president worse for New York—and the left—than Andrew Yang?
Ross Barkan -
June 21, 2021
How Progressives Could Lose New York’s Mayor’s Race—but Win the City
Up and down the ballot, from office of the comptroller to the City Council, progressives could pull off a wave of critical victories.
Akash Mehta and Sam Mellins
Progressives
Un-Critical Race Theory
What if CRT’s conservative critics actually got what they want?
Joshua Adams
What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression
It’s central to Republicans’ political strategy, because their platform is an electoral loser.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why I’m Voting for Maya Wiley for Mayor
Progressives now face familiar dilemmas. Who shares my values? Who can win and govern effectively? And who do I want to make sure loses?
Deepak BhargavaThe Right
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June 21, 2021
How the Supreme Court Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religious Bigotry
The Supreme Court’s decision last week allowing a Catholic foster care agency to discriminate against LGBTQ couples was narrow—but awful.
Elie Mystal -
June 16, 2021
Trump Toady Mark Meadows Is Running a Legal Group That Promotes White Rights
Along with Stephen Miller and others, Meadows is still making life hard for women and people of color. These Trumpists should be doing nothing but testifying in Congress, and the courts, about Trump’s crimes.
Joan Walsh -
June 15, 2021
The Right’s War on History and Truth
The United States may be on the verge of an even greater historical cover-up than that of the Tulsa massacre.
Ben Jealous -
June 10, 2021
Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’
The country’s new coalition government, whose only common ground is the desire to get rid of Benjamin Netanyahu, might just mark a turning point in Israel’s ability to avoid accountability for its actions.
Jeff Halper
The Presidency
Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia
Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment.
Katrina vanden HeuvelMcConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President
The Republican signals that if his party retakes the Senate, he’ll block Biden’s high court nominees in 2024—and very probably in 2023.
John NicholsWhat’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education?
Rather than forge a new path, so far Biden has simply dusted off the tired playbook employed by centrist administrations from George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama.
Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack SchneiderPoliticians
Socialists Were Once Serious Contenders for Mayor of New York, and They Will Be Again
Tuesday’s mayoral primary lacks a prominent democratic socialist contender. But the next mayoral race will almost certainly feature one.
John Nichols
Juneteenth and the Problem of American Freedom
Of course, Juneteenth should be recognized as a Black holiday belonging to Black people. But this is not a day purely of joyful celebration.
Anthony Conwright
Juneteenth
Jack the Reaper. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 14.
Steve BrodnerCoronavirus and Politics
