Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.
Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Howard Schultz Is Just Like Every Other Billionaire—Afraid of Losing His Wealth and Privilege Howard Schultz Is Just Like Every Other Billionaire—Afraid of Losing His Wealth and Privilege
He calls Medicare for All “far too extreme,” but he is the real extremist.
Jan 30, 2019 / John Nichols
State Universities Are Being Resegregated State Universities Are Being Resegregated
Nearly half of all elite public universities are enrolling a lower percentage of black students than they were in the mid-1990s.
Jan 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Mark Huelsman
There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families
The coercion and cruelty at the border is not over.
Jan 30, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Massive Democracy-Reform Legislation Gets Its Day In Congress Massive Democracy-Reform Legislation Gets Its Day In Congress
And Republican protectors of the crooked system went off the deep end.
Jan 29, 2019 / George Zornick
A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon
Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s new acting defense secretary, has spent an career serving the interests of Boeing’s bottom line. How will he serve the public instead?
Jan 29, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer
Americans are hungry for bold measures to tackle income inequality.
Jan 29, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris
After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out.
Jan 28, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life
The 2020 presidential candidate has faced down creepy gossip about a past relationship for 20 years. It should stop—now.
Jan 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh
What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It?
With the indictment of Trump adviser Roger Stone, the impeachment clock is ticking faster.
Jan 25, 2019 / John Nichols