The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s
Mike Davis on how Trumpism won’t last long. Plus Joan Walsh on women voters, Kai Wright on Obama and race, and Adam Shatz on “law and order.”
Nov 17, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
A Liberal Lion Remembered A Liberal Lion Remembered
Stanley Sheinbaum’s achievements were countless.
Nov 16, 2016 / Lived History / Michele Willens
10 Songs of Resistance 10 Songs of Resistance
Music can be both salve and inspiration easing collective pain and encouraging group resistance.
Nov 14, 2016 / Peter Rothberg
Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning
Local prosecutor and sheriff races are winnable and build power.
Nov 12, 2016 / Robert J. Smith and Whitney Tymas
This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election? This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election?
Devon Anderson has a troubling record, and voters may dismiss her tomorrow.
Nov 7, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities
“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.
Nov 7, 2016 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State
Some of them aren’t pretty.
Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
James Comey’s Actions Place Him in the Worst Traditions of J. Edgar Hoover James Comey’s Actions Place Him in the Worst Traditions of J. Edgar Hoover
And only he can clean up this mess.
Nov 3, 2016 / Betty Medsger
The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous
But the courtroom isn’t the only place to challenge the rise of anti-government radicals.
Nov 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed
Advocates cheered when the Justice Department began shuttering its private prisons. But immigration officials saw an opportunity.
Oct 27, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler