The Right to Get Our Hair Cut The Right to Get Our Hair Cut
Give me liberty or give me death by dry cleaning pickup.
Apr 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Can’t I Stop Watching Trump’s Chaotic Briefings? Why Can’t I Stop Watching Trump’s Chaotic Briefings?
Like a bad reality-TV show, sometimes it’s hard to pull yourself away from them.
Apr 21, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination
The Trump administration is happy to find ways to blame black and brown Americans for getting sick.
Apr 21, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and William J. Barber III, JD
The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System
Victorian-era postal reform enshrined the principle that all letter writers were equal. Now that principle is under threat.
Apr 21, 2020 / Rachael Scarborough King
Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.
That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.
Apr 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
Apr 21, 2020 / Bill McKibben
10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil 10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil
The president can still use his executive powers to do the right thing.
Apr 20, 2020 / Todd N. Tucker
A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud
The bad blood between New York City’s mayor and the state’s governor over how to handle the pandemic is the latest chapter in their years-long rivalry.
Apr 17, 2020 / Ross Barkan
Congress Must Seize the Spotlight Back From Trump Congress Must Seize the Spotlight Back From Trump
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is prepared to lead the way, with an innovative remote hearing on fighting mass unemployment.
Apr 17, 2020 / John Nichols
Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency
A constant ceding of authority to the executive branch has empowered 45 to make everything worse.
Apr 16, 2020 / John Nichols