Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue
Military-industrial complexity… Worth 1,000 words… Parsing the new NAFTA… Greenspan’s historical amnesia…
Jan 24, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers
Where Does Truth Fit into Democracy? Where Does Truth Fit into Democracy?
In modern democracies, who gets to determine what counts as truth—an elite of experts or the people as a whole?
Jan 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics
The congresswoman is a lifelong organizer—and now she’s one of the key players in Congress.
Jan 24, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement
Plus, help Native American communities and food-insecure families affected by the government shutdown.
Jan 23, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers
The bland, familiar language of “shutdown” coverage fails to capture the crisis into which federal workers and their families have been thrust.
Jan 23, 2019 / John Nichols
The Shutdown Is Not a Result of Partisan Bickering The Shutdown Is Not a Result of Partisan Bickering
Trump doesn’t want to fold because it would bruise his ego; Democrats can’t fold without undermining the separation of powers for the remainder of Trump’s presidency.
Jan 23, 2019 / Joshua Holland
The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America
How Russiagate has impacted a vital struggle in Russia.
Jan 23, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System
In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.
Jan 23, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / René Raphael and Ling Xi
Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism
Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.
Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence
House Democrats should cut back on the virtue-signaling and instead concentrate their efforts on supporting diplomatic efforts to finally put an end to the crisis in Syria.
Jan 22, 2019 / James Carden