Donald Trump Has Begun a Frontal Assault on Financial Reform Donald Trump Has Begun a Frontal Assault on Financial Reform
Friday’s executive order is mainly just a message, but it's a scary one.
Feb 3, 2017 / David Dayen
Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History
By preserving sites that have been central to the black experience, Obama helped revitalize our civic religion.
Feb 2, 2017 / Robert Greene II
Hundreds of New York Bodegas Are on Strike Today Against Trump’s Muslim Ban Hundreds of New York Bodegas Are on Strike Today Against Trump’s Muslim Ban
The Yemeni-American diaspora is hitting back against the new administration’s Islamophobic travel ban.
Feb 2, 2017 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve
Feb 2, 2017 / William D. Hartung
The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan
He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”
Feb 1, 2017 / Lawrence Weschler
Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump? Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump?
Anya Schiffrin reviews a new book on the history and economics of investigative journalism.
Feb 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anya Schiffrin
What Can Ivanka Trump Possibly Do for Women Who Work? What Can Ivanka Trump Possibly Do for Women Who Work?
For insight into how the first daughter will manage her signature issue, look no further than her brand’s website.
Feb 1, 2017 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production
A proposed emissions cap would prevent the area’s refineries from converting dirtier-burning oils into fuel. Will it pass?
Jan 31, 2017 / Will Parrish
The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious
It will take sustained and strategic action on many fronts to defend our democracy while building a bigger, stronger progressive movement.
Jan 31, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp—He’s Filling It Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp—He’s Filling It
Under President Trump, banking sharks will once again have immense influence on the American economy.
Jan 30, 2017 / Nomi Prins