What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past What We Can Learn from Our ‘Radical’ Past
The clashes of the past teach us that we must stay committed to a cause bigger than any one person and be willing to fight for years to come.
May 2, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is This Small City the Future of Democratic Engagement in America? Is This Small City the Future of Democratic Engagement in America?
Activists in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have embarked on a nonstop campaign to resurrect the practice of progressive politics in the heart of Trump country.
May 2, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump? What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump?
The president is not the only one to dress up intellectual dishonesty as bravery.
May 1, 2017 / Joan Walsh
From Austin to Missoula, This Is What the Fight Against Trumpism Looks Like From Austin to Missoula, This Is What the Fight Against Trumpism Looks Like
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, April edition.
Apr 28, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders
I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.
Apr 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much
President Trump shouldn’t be so defensive about Saturday’s milestone. The list of his accomplishments is long.
Apr 27, 2017 / Peter Dreier
Democrats Can Retake the House in 2018 Without Converting a Single Trump Voter Democrats Can Retake the House in 2018 Without Converting a Single Trump Voter
Close races in Kansas and Georgia explain how.
Apr 27, 2017 / Steve Phillips
Mounting Incitements to War With Russia Mounting Incitements to War With Russia
Villainizing the Kremlin—without much evidence—for crises from Washington and Europe to Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan is increasing the possibility of a US-Russian war.
Apr 26, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy? Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy?
A challenge to the failed doctrines of the Democratic foreign-policy establishment is long overdue.
Apr 25, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Patriots White House Visit Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Patriots White House Visit
Former Sports Illustrated editor Melissa Jacobs on the Aaron Hernandez suicide and the Pats trip to this abnormal White House.
Apr 25, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin