Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope
The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.
Feb 12, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
Feb 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing
Supporters of action on climate change must borrow a page from FDR by laughing off critics—recognizing that there are times when we must indeed be radical.
Feb 11, 2019 / John Nichols
A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case
After Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen
John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’ John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’
The veteran congressman, who has died at age 92, always understood that health care is a right.
Feb 8, 2019 / John Nichols
Will Migrants Stay in Mexico? Will Migrants Stay in Mexico?
Thanks to controversial new policies on both sides of the border, Mexico has become more than just a pitstop for asylum seekers heading north.
Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Annette Lin
Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity
His policies are endangering families facing violence, displacement, and persecution.
Feb 7, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs
Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging
ignore this…
Feb 7, 2019 / Comix Nation / Peter Kuper
Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue
Populism is everywhere… A worthy subject… Après le déluge…
Feb 7, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers
She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid
Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?
Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt