The New Nuclear Arms Race The New Nuclear Arms Race
Former Clinton Defense Secretary offers dire warning.
Dec 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Plantation Politics’: Racist Legislation Stalks the Mizzou Football Team ‘Plantation Politics’: Racist Legislation Stalks the Mizzou Football Team
A Missouri lawmaker is attempting to ensure that football players are seen but not heard.
Dec 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Welcome to the Quantum Republican Universe Welcome to the Quantum Republican Universe
In this strange domain, the traditional laws of cause and effect no longer apply!
Dec 15, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism? How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism?
America must start rejecting the politics of fear.
Dec 15, 2015 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
A Brave GOP Congressman Refuses to Back Trump and Sets an Example for Tonight’s Debaters A Brave GOP Congressman Refuses to Back Trump and Sets an Example for Tonight’s Debaters
“I am not obligated to support a bad candidate from any party,” says a conservative who will not back Trump if the GOP nominates him.
Dec 15, 2015 / John Nichols
Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque? Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque?
Ever since 9/11, federal investigators have pursued Sheikh Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye. Yet he has never been charged with a terrorism-related crime.
Dec 15, 2015 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump? Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump?
A study finding a drop in the percentage of Americans in the middle class has political elites anxious.
Dec 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh
After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope
Good news and climate change are not normally associated with each other, but let’s give a tentative cheer for COP21.
Dec 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
The Discourse Suffers When Trump Gets 23 Times As Much Coverage as Sanders The Discourse Suffers When Trump Gets 23 Times As Much Coverage as Sanders
All Trump all the time media coverage lets Trump define the discussion. It denies voters a broader, better discourse.
Dec 14, 2015 / John Nichols
The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much? The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much?
If taken seriously, the commitments made at COP21 could spell death for the fossil-fuel industry. That’s a big “if.”
Dec 13, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard