When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans—including the presidential front-runners—costs the US government an additional $130 billion per year.
May 5, 2016 / Nomi Prins
How to Destroy the Republican Party, in 3 Easy Steps How to Destroy the Republican Party, in 3 Easy Steps
With a few common-sense reforms, Democrats can finish the job Donald Trump has already started.
May 4, 2016 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan
Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game
State terrorists in Honduras have learned that to be effective, they can’t just kill and torture. They also have to be able to tell good stories.
May 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy
Sanders is helping to energize and educate a new generation coming into American politics—it is imperative that a real security agenda be part of that education.
May 3, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People
A burgeoning arms industry brings the war home.
Apr 28, 2016 / Daniel Moattar
America’s Long Hangover America’s Long Hangover
How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?
Apr 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage
‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’ ‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’
What three Americans told the attorney general and HUD secretary about living with criminal records.
Apr 26, 2016 / Tyrone Peake, Helen Stokes, and Ronald Lewis
‘Addiction Is an Adaptation to Your Environment’: An Interview With Johann Hari ‘Addiction Is an Adaptation to Your Environment’: An Interview With Johann Hari
Addiction, according to Johann Hari, is less about drugs and more about human connection.
Apr 25, 2016 / Laura Flanders
Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards
A new report demonstrates how medical negligence played a significant role in many detention center deaths.
Apr 25, 2016 / Raul Grijalva
Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote
While some states are working to limit the franchise, the Old Dominion’s going in a different direction.
Apr 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland