How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom
An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.
Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There Was No Clear Agenda at the People’s Summit—and That’s a Good Thing There Was No Clear Agenda at the People’s Summit—and That’s a Good Thing
Despite hyped-up media accounts, Bernie-or-Bust was just one of many directions explored in Chicago.
Jun 20, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance
What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?
Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt
An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America
It is time to recognize that “divisive hate-mongering is seeping into the mainstream,” and that a toxic politics threatens not just civility but democracy.
Jun 17, 2016 / John Nichols
Last Night, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Concede—but He Focused on the Bigger Fight Last Night, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Concede—but He Focused on the Bigger Fight
This election could still mark a decisive turn in our politics, and our national life.
Jun 17, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Life and Death in Gay Orlando Life and Death in Gay Orlando
Nadine Smith on Gay Orlando before, and after, Saturday’s attack; plus Harold Meyerson on what’s next for Hillary and Bernie, and Adam Hochschild on the Spanish Civil War.
Jun 16, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Trumpification of Cable News The Trumpification of Cable News
In a desperate grab for ratings, MSNBC and CNN are giving Trump exactly what he wants: endless validation.
Jun 16, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims
He says the US must choose between investing in African Americans and welcoming immigrants. Do Democrats have an answer to that false choice?
Jun 16, 2016 / Julianne Hing
The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty
Pretend it doesn’t exist.
Jun 15, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas
VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close
Laws across the country are increasingly restricting access to abortion. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether those laws are constitutional.
Jun 15, 2016 / The Nation