‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...
Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang
The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP
In one day, his team weakened police oversight, defunded a global family planning program, and drafted a plan gutting the most popular provision of the ACA.
Apr 4, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Le Pen’s Long Shadow Le Pen’s Long Shadow
If you want to understand the wave of right-wing populism erupting in Europe and the United States, France is a good place to start.
Apr 4, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control
Poor Spicey.
Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan
Joining with Elizabeth Warren, Sanders wants students to organize around the legislation.
Apr 3, 2017 / StudentNation / George Zornick
The Democratic Filibuster of Neil Gorsuch Is On The Democratic Filibuster of Neil Gorsuch Is On
Five good reasons why Democrats are right to block Trump’s nominee.
Apr 3, 2017 / Ari Berman
Little Maghreb, Welcome or Not? Little Maghreb, Welcome or Not?
Quebec argues over the limits of multiculturalism.
Apr 3, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Akram Belkaïd
Does California Hold the Key to Progressive Success? Does California Hold the Key to Progressive Success?
The left coast will be integral to the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Mar 31, 2017 / Sean McElwee, Matt McDermott, and William Jordan
Chris Hayes: Americans Hated Trump’s Health-Care Plan—Will They Go For Single Payer? Chris Hayes: Americans Hated Trump’s Health-Care Plan—Will They Go For Single Payer?
“I have never, in my political reporting career, seen something crash and burn quite like this.”
Mar 31, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener
This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch
Protests are planned in cities from San Francisco to Phoenix to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Portland, Maine.
Mar 31, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction