Government

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.

Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Pence in Georgia

Jane Mayer: The Problem With President Pence Jane Mayer: The Problem With President Pence

Trump is impulsive and dangerous, but Pence might be more effective.

Oct 27, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener

John Kelly

The General Speaks The General Speaks

“Video Disproves Story Kelly Told About Lawmaker” —The New York Times At first, he spoke with feeling and made sense. Then, suddenly, toward lies and slurs he lurched. He gave us a…

Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Donald Trump in Florida

Is Trump Crazy? Would Pence Be Worse?   Is Trump Crazy? Would Pence Be Worse?  

Jane Mayer on Pence, Amy Wilentz on Trump, plus Raj Patel on the problem with cheap food.

Oct 26, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense

Trump Halloween Mask

In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween

Be afraid.

Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Civilian Conservation Corps

The US Needs a New Civilian Conservation Corps The US Needs a New Civilian Conservation Corps

FDR’s CCC worked in the 1930s, and it would work today.

Oct 25, 2017 / Paul J. Baicich

Yellowstone National Park

Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan

A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.

Oct 25, 2017 / Editorial / Adam Federman

Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans

If a president is dangerous, he should be checked and balanced by Congress. But this Republican Congress still chooses partisanship over principle.

Oct 24, 2017 / John Nichols

What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic

Ned Resnikoff interviews author Mike Duncan about how the United States can avoid Rome’s fate.

Oct 24, 2017 / Interview / Ned Resnikoff

Honest Ads

Russian Trolling of US Social Media May Have Been Much Greater Than We Thought Russian Trolling of US Social Media May Have Been Much Greater Than We Thought

The latest revelations from inside Russia heighten concern over Moscow’s Internet “troll farm.”

Oct 23, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

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