Did Moscow Get Help From the Trump Campaign in Its Social-Media Trolling? Did Moscow Get Help From the Trump Campaign in Its Social-Media Trolling?
Cambridge Analytica was a crucial part of Trump’s election efforts—and the firm has had extensive experience in Russia.
Oct 31, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White
The chapter reveals the promise and pitfalls of racial-justice solidarity.
Oct 31, 2017 / Michael Schulson
Manafort Monday Turns Into a Very Bad Day for Trump—and Mike Pence Manafort Monday Turns Into a Very Bad Day for Trump—and Mike Pence
Paul Manafort put the Trump-Pence ticket together and maintained ties to the veep even after leaving the campaign.
Oct 30, 2017 / John Nichols
Everything Just Got Worse for Donald Trump Everything Just Got Worse for Donald Trump
But don’t plan any impeachment parties just yet.
Oct 30, 2017 / Joan Walsh
What Killed the Democratic Party? What Killed the Democratic Party?
A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.
Oct 30, 2017 / Feature / William Greider
These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity
Amy Wilentz explains psychiatrists’ “duty to warn the public.”
Oct 30, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts
In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.
Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys
What Happened tells us more about her than about why she lost the election.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Drew
In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween
Be afraid.
Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War
The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.
Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen