Culture War in the K-12 Classroom 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.
Jun 22, 2021 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire
The Dangers of Working While Black on Wall Street The Dangers of Working While Black on Wall Street
Financial institutions say they’re committed to racial justice, but complaints of racism often backfire against those who raise them.
Jun 21, 2021 / Feature / Susan Antilla
Will Democratic Court Nominations Live Up to Biden’s Promises? Will Democratic Court Nominations Live Up to Biden’s Promises?
In spite of signs of increased diversity, some Democrats have insisted on sticking to a pro-corporate agenda.
Jun 16, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Mediocre Men Have Failed New York Mediocre Men Have Failed New York
Why women are primed to step in and govern.
Jun 16, 2021 / Back Talk / Alexis Grenell
Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia 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.
Jun 15, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President McConnell 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.
Jun 15, 2021 / John Nichols
The Right’s War on History and Truth 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.
Jun 15, 2021 / Highlights / Ben Jealous
What’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education? What’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.
Jun 15, 2021 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
Congress Can’t Ignore the Trump DOJ’s Apparent Abuse of Power Congress Can’t Ignore the Trump DOJ’s Apparent Abuse of Power
Secretly collecting communications data from reporters, members of Congress, and even his own White House counsel seems like more evidence of Trump’s lawlessness.
Jun 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh
How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue
Arizona was pivotal in the 2020 presidential election. Its shift was no accident.
Jun 14, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky