Now That We Have a Supreme Court Nominee, Tell GOP Senators to Do Their Job Now That We Have a Supreme Court Nominee, Tell GOP Senators to Do Their Job
Senate Republicans are still refusing to even consider Merrick Garland, President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Mar 16, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
Organizers Celebrate the Defeat of Anita Alvarez by Planning Their Next Steps Organizers Celebrate the Defeat of Anita Alvarez by Planning Their Next Steps
The fight has just begun.
Mar 16, 2016 / Deborah L. Shelton
As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills
Yet another murder of an indigenous activist under a regime supported by the Democratic front-runner.
Mar 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin
How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom How to Manufacture a Real Estate Boom
The South Bronx’s housing stock was decimated in the ’70s, its residents left to fend for themselves. Now, real estate developers have the area in their sights.
Mar 16, 2016 / Video / Crystal Kayiza
The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump
It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”
Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It? How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It?
The students at Chicago were brave and organized. But there’s also a danger to escalating confrontations.
Mar 14, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere
Violence—actual, desired, and imagined—has been at the spasmodic heart of American politics since September 11, and the GOP front-runner knows it.
Mar 14, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt
The Southern strategy created an us-against-them politics with a perverse idea of morality.
Mar 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different
In a city divided after 17 months of protests since the killing of Mike Brown, the GOP candidate never got more than a few minutes to speak without interruption.
Mar 12, 2016 / Umar Lee
Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours? Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours?
Clinton’s apology, which doesn’t acknowledge the righteous pain caused by her remarks, reveals a social distance that gay men might want to take a closer look at.
Mar 11, 2016 / Richard Kim