Government

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter

Apollo Theatre, Harlem, NYC 2021.

Oct 27, 2021 / OppArt / Susan Arnot

A man carries a briefcase with the words 'Profits of Doom'...

There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet

Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue. It’s time to kick them out.

Oct 27, 2021 / Amy Westervelt

President Joe Biden

Campaigning “From the Middle Out” Won’t Save Democrats Campaigning “From the Middle Out” Won’t Save Democrats

This effort can be driven only by independent movements, by organizers on the ground, by activists who decide collectively that this is a time not to give up but to move up.

Oct 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away

The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away

While Congress is investigating the events of January 6, why isn’t the DOJ doing the same—and more?

Oct 26, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Houston

Houston Houston

We have a problem.

Oct 26, 2021 / OppArt / Stan Mack

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Reckoning with 20 years of the surveillance state.

Oct 26, 2021 / Russ Feingold

US army soldier in Northeastern Syria

Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan

The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.

Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian

Conor Lamb and Joe Manchin

Conor Lamb Is a Centrist in Sheep’s Clothing Conor Lamb Is a Centrist in Sheep’s Clothing

In spite of branding himself as a true-blue Democrat, the Pennsylvania representative has allied himself with Joe Manchin, voted with Republicans, and taken money from the fossil f...

Oct 26, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022

Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022 Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022

If Democrats appease Manchin and fail to act on the climate crisis, they will lose a vital appeal to the young voters they need to win.

Oct 25, 2021 / John Nichols

Rights and Wrongs

Rights and Wrongs Rights and Wrongs

Lives at stake.

Oct 25, 2021 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

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