Making Sense of Trump’s Rise Making Sense of Trump’s Rise
Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the White House.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump
As Democratic voters look closer, it’s hard to see Biden as an agent of change.
Sep 24, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue
Sold out, again… Blame the media?…
Sep 24, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers
The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified
Nobody owns the working class—or the warrant of “History.”
Sep 19, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac
TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis
Meteorologists’ reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important—and they’re having an impact.
Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Pam Radtke Russell
Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.
Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Lies Are Getting Even Worse Trump’s Lies Are Getting Even Worse
We can barely remember what last week’s scandal was, and that’s a real problem.
Sep 17, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Democrats, Don’t Be Afraid to Go Big in 2020 Democrats, Don’t Be Afraid to Go Big in 2020
To win in the long run, the party must compete everywhere.
Sep 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh
Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.
Sep 16, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial? Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?
In their new book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum argue that a new form of conspiracy thinking is consuming our culture in dangerous and alarming ways. But is it?
Sep 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld