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Letters From the December 5-12, 2016, Issue Letters From the December 5-12, 2016, Issue

Radical soul… All hail Gary Younge… Foresight is 20/20… True fraudsters… Trump’s cheerleaders… Cold war, hot mess… And still women rise…

Nov 17, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers

Farhio Khalif, an immigrant from Somalia, holds a sign

How to Welcome Refugees to the United States How to Welcome Refugees to the United States

Affirming refugees’ economic rights and dignity is more than charity; it’s an act of national redemption.

Nov 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Stanley Sheinbaum McGovern Fundraiser

A Liberal Lion Remembered A Liberal Lion Remembered

Stanley Sheinbaum’s achievements were countless.

Nov 16, 2016 / Lived History / Michele Willens

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

During his presidential campaign, Cruz proposed a series of radical actions outside the norms of US law enforcement. 

Nov 16, 2016 / George Zornick

Trump with a bullhorn

Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy

Caught between demographic headwinds and a base that wouldn’t let the party adapt, Republicans set their sights on democratic pluralism itself.

Nov 16, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Utah Protesters

28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election 28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election

“We can no longer afford to run from uncomfortable conversations.”

Nov 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Various Contributors

‘We Are Not Leaving’

‘We Are Not Leaving’ ‘We Are Not Leaving’

Arizona’s immigrant communities are moving from fear to fight.

Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Julianne Hing

Election Protester

10 Songs of Resistance 10 Songs of Resistance

Music can be both salve and inspiration easing collective pain and encouraging group resistance.

Nov 14, 2016 / Peter Rothberg

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

American History Explains Donald Trump American History Explains Donald Trump

 After so many years of creating chaos abroad, it’s finally come back to haunt us.

Nov 14, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Joe Arpaio Protest

Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning

Local prosecutor and sheriff races are winnable and build power.

Nov 12, 2016 / Robert J. Smith and Whitney Tymas

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