How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.
Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols
The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill
Some Democratic candidates are pushing it as a free-choice version of Medicare for All. That’s good rhetoric but bad policy.
Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler
SCOTUS Is Back in Session and Cruelty Is on the Docket SCOTUS Is Back in Session and Cruelty Is on the Docket
As the term begins, the conservatives are sharpening their knives—and LGBTQ rights, abortion, and gun control are all on the chopping block.
Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Impeachment Crisis Just Got Worse for the GOP The Impeachment Crisis Just Got Worse for the GOP
Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to bring Pompeo and Pence down with him.
Oct 3, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
This Son of the Left Could Become San Francisco’s Next District Attorney This Son of the Left Could Become San Francisco’s Next District Attorney
Chesa Boudin is the child of political radicals who were imprisoned when he was young. Now he’s running to transform his city’s criminal justice system—from the inside.
Oct 3, 2019 / Jimmy Tobias
Trump Is High on His Own Supply Trump Is High on His Own Supply
Ukrainegate proves that the paranoid style of politics is alive and well—and spreading through the executive branch.
Oct 2, 2019 / Jeet Heer
What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now
As we face two “existential crises,” Daniel Ellsberg’s archives are finally being opened.
Oct 1, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story
The mainstream media is still struggling to catch up as millions march for climate justice across the world.
Oct 1, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet
Their truce during the 2020 campaigns is widening the left lane—that’s good for everyone.
Sep 30, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan