This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson
Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate
Six things he’s done to turn it into a weak arm of Trump’s White House.
Oct 4, 2018 / John Nichols
How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy
Everything—even support for human-rights atrocities—has a price.
Oct 4, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh
Joan Walsh on the confirmation hearings, D.D. Guttenplan on a new radical majority, and Michelle Chen on the Fight for $15.
Oct 4, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process
The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?
News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.
Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport
Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.
Oct 3, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Paul Mason
This Is Our Chance to Stop Kavanaugh This Is Our Chance to Stop Kavanaugh
Uplift the actions of brave protesters, attend a vigil, or head to DC.
Oct 2, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough
From an early age, we’re taught to please men. What if we got angry instead?
Oct 2, 2018 / Editorial / Katha Pollitt