The Perfect Metaphor for Election 2016 The Perfect Metaphor for Election 2016
What have we done?
Nov 15, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump? Can Cities Counter the Power of President-Elect Donald Trump?
As the federal government turns toward nationalism, local governments will become crucial beacons of pluralism.
Nov 14, 2016 / Cities Rising / Benjamin Barber
Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist
The Steve Bannon appointment “signals that white supremacists will be represented at the highest levels in Trump’s White House.”
Nov 14, 2016 / John Nichols
What I Got Wrong About Hillary Clinton—and What Other Feminists Get Wrong About Her Now What I Got Wrong About Hillary Clinton—and What Other Feminists Get Wrong About Her Now
It’s simply untrue that Clinton didn’t put forward populist policies to help working women, even if it is true that she couldn’t escape her elite branding.
Nov 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Door-to-Door Foreboding in Colorado Door-to-Door Foreboding in Colorado
Upper-middle-class women kept telling me they just couldn’t vote for Clinton.
Nov 14, 2016 / Zach Dorfman
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
American History Explains Donald Trump American History Explains Donald Trump
After so many years of creating chaos abroad, it’s finally come back to haunt us.
Nov 14, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Donald Trump Dredged Up His Cabinet From the Bottom of the Conservative Swamp Donald Trump Dredged Up His Cabinet From the Bottom of the Conservative Swamp
Reince Priebus heads a lineup of familiar right-wing faces, including Kris Kobach, Sarah Palin, Joe Arpaio, and Ken Blackwell.
Nov 14, 2016 / Editorial / David Dayen
On Colin Kaepernick’s Decision Not to Vote On Colin Kaepernick’s Decision Not to Vote
Colin Kaepernick is facing backlash for refusing to vote in this election, but he was hardly alone.
Nov 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
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