How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
John Nichols on political strategy, plus Thomas Frank on Trump’s supporters, and David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs.
Jul 5, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change? Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?
After nearly a decade of Republican anti-tax “experiments,” voters appear fed up with being the guinea pigs.
Jul 5, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert
The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’
In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.
Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New York Wants to Bar Streetcart Vendors From the World Trade Center Site New York Wants to Bar Streetcart Vendors From the World Trade Center Site
Citing security concerns, a bill before the City Council would push vendors—most of them Muslim—out of the area they depend on for their livelihood.
Jul 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, June 2018: From Austin to Toledo and beyond.
Jul 2, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove
Will ‘Janus’ Prove to Be the Fatal Blow That Unions Have Long Feared? Will ‘Janus’ Prove to Be the Fatal Blow That Unions Have Long Feared?
Or will it inspire the kind of militant unionism that could still resurrect the labor movement?
Jun 27, 2018 / Gabriel Winant
‘Janus’ Was Decided by Conservative Judicial Activists Who Are Legislating From the Bench ‘Janus’ Was Decided by Conservative Judicial Activists Who Are Legislating From the Bench
A judicial assault on unions and Justice Kennedy's retirement confirm that the makeup of the Supreme Court must be a central issue in every 2018 Senate contest.
Jun 27, 2018 / John Nichols
Democrats Must Stop Pretending the Supreme Court Is Apolitical Democrats Must Stop Pretending the Supreme Court Is Apolitical
The party has largely avoided talking about the radical nature of the Roberts Court.
Jun 26, 2018 / Sean McElwee
China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat
Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello
Letters From the July 16-23, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 16-23, 2018, Issue
Solidarity forever… The only way home… Naming, shaming…
Jun 21, 2018 / Our Readers