Progressives Score a Major Win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary Progressives Score a Major Win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary
In a race that will determine the balance of power on a key court, liberal candidates just won a combined 54 percent of the vote.
Feb 22, 2023 / John Nichols
Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design
Declining federal funding has left the water infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital at the mercy of conservative state politicians.
Feb 22, 2023 / Feature / Hadas Thier
Want to Fix Public Health? Stop Thinking Like a Doctor. Want to Fix Public Health? Stop Thinking Like a Doctor.
Public health requires seeing the world from a collective perspective, but US agencies are still dominated by doctors trained to work on an individual level.
Feb 22, 2023 / Eric Reinhart
Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter Kevin McCarthy Hands the January 6 Video Over to a January 6 Riot Promoter
The speaker’s move to give 44,000 hours of video footage to insurrection fan Tucker Carlson endangers national security and proves McCarthy’s a captive to extremists.
Feb 21, 2023 / Joan Walsh
It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force
De-escalation would enhance public safety.
Feb 21, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden? Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden?
If the city and state can’t prevent the Knicks owner from barring his critics, perhaps they can at least shut down his sweetheart tax subsidy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Ross Barkan
The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism” The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism”
Ironically, those decrying woke communism may be loony about “communism,” but they are unintentionally right that capitalism is indeed the problem.
Feb 21, 2023 / Steve Fraser
Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States
With a backlog of cases clogging up the immigration courts, some asylum-seekers wait up to 10 years for theirs to be heard—and remain without status until they are approved or deni...
Feb 21, 2023 / Rabia Gursoy
Jimmy Carter Is Our Greatest Former President Jimmy Carter Is Our Greatest Former President
Carter taught us how to live a life for others, and, as he approaches his end, he is teaching us how to die with grace.
Feb 20, 2023 / James Zogby
Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water Trump’s Legal Team Is in Hot Water
With a federal prosecutor seeking an exception to the former president's attorney-client privilege, a Georgia court has recommended that some of his allies be charged with perjury.
Feb 17, 2023 / Chris Lehmann