What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals
Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.
Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
In the Dark Days of Trump, There Are Still Sweet Victories to Celebrate In the Dark Days of Trump, There Are Still Sweet Victories to Celebrate
Progressive victories are reaffirming the shared humanity that Americans across the political spectrum are standing up to defend.
Aug 21, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown ‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown
Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over.
Aug 17, 2018 / Maia Hibbett
Manafort and Gates Manafort and Gates
Their tales of corruption and thieving and fraud Don’t alter the president’s views in the slightest. He’s comfortable boasting, when all’s said and done, That he has attracted the…
Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working. The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working.
Facebook caves to conservative critics by embracing Fox-friendly “news.”
Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia
For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.
Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect
The Democratic party’s new rock star is storming the country on behalf of insurgent populists.
Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines
This year’s Unite the Right rally was a flop, but participants could still rely on the cops.
Aug 13, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor
This Is Not a Time for Civility This Is Not a Time for Civility
White-nationalist rallies are calls for genocide, and must be treated as such.
Aug 10, 2018 / Natasha Lennard
Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service
The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.
Aug 7, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel