Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities
He hit all the right notes, but wouldn’t it have been wonderful if he could have used the past tense to describe the crisis of inequality?
Jan 13, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President
Instead of coasting to the close of his second term, Obama used his final State of the Union address to propose to “fix our politics” and to frame the 2016 race.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Sanders Promises to Break Up Big Banks, Tax Speculation, and Establish Postal Banking Sanders Promises to Break Up Big Banks, Tax Speculation, and Establish Postal Banking
“I will rein in Wall Street so they can’t crash our economy again,” the senator declares.
Jan 5, 2016 / John Nichols
A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders
A long-overdue debate has opened.
Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
December 6, 1865: The 13th Amendment, Prohibiting Slavery, Is Ratified December 6, 1865: The 13th Amendment, Prohibiting Slavery, Is Ratified
“In our country the bitter fruits of national injustice and oppression were apparent at an early day.”
Dec 6, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
This Is Bernie Sanders’s Immigration Plan This Is Bernie Sanders’s Immigration Plan
If O’Malley had set the bar to meet, Sanders has reached it. But does it matter politically?
Dec 1, 2015 / Julianne Hing
Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson
It would be a grave mistake to ignore the link between Wilson’s white supremacy at home and his racist militarism abroad.
Nov 24, 2015 / Greg Grandin
An Open Letter to Congress: Do Not Cede to Fear An Open Letter to Congress: Do Not Cede to Fear
Refugees are not the enemy.
Nov 20, 2015 / no-paywall / Reza Aslan, Geraldine Brooks, Teju Cole, Aleksandar Hemon, Marlon James, Phil Klay, Laila Lalami, Yiyun Li, Tom Lutz, Maaza Mengiste, Gary Shteyngart, and Jane Smiley
Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary
The Paris attacks have made the demagogue even stronger.
Nov 20, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences
Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.
Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel