At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges
The California governor denounced Trump as “a liar, a criminal, and a fool.”
Sep 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard
Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney
Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.
Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick
This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue
Down Home North Carolina is organizing the old-fashioned way—one citizen at a time.
Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
Sep 12, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.
Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.
Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right
There is now a spirit of mutual accommodation among neo-Nazis, parts of mainstream political parties, and the police.
Sep 7, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise
Democratic leaders need to present a vision of a progressive future, not run as fiscal conservatives.
Sep 6, 2018 / Justin Talbot-Zorn
Remembering Jesse Lemisch, Radical Historian Remembering Jesse Lemisch, Radical Historian
Jesse helped to pioneer history from below, which erupted in late 1960s and early 1970s as various social movements demanded power.
Sep 6, 2018 / Marcus Rediker
The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over
One father deported to Honduras struggles to describe the pain of remaining separated from his son.
Sep 5, 2018 / John Washington