Politics

Handgun Sale

Don’t Blame the Mentally Ill. Blame the Guns. Don’t Blame the Mentally Ill. Blame the Guns.

The real threat isn’t “madmen”—it’s accessibility.

Feb 23, 2018 / s.e. smith

Libraries Are a Space Where Everyone Belongs

Libraries Are a Space Where Everyone Belongs Libraries Are a Space Where Everyone Belongs

No wonder the Trump administration is gunning for them.

Feb 23, 2018 / Feature / Sue Halpern

International Womens Day Russia Protests

Why Are Russian Women Opposed to #MeToo? Why Are Russian Women Opposed to #MeToo?

Anti-feminist discourse is part of the state media’s anti-Western narrative—Russians need to resist it and stand up for their rights.

Feb 23, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Muller in June, 2017

Hyping the Mueller Indictment Hyping the Mueller Indictment

Do the charges against Russian individuals and organizations really describe the “second-worst foreign attack on America”?

Feb 22, 2018 / Aaron Maté

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Letters From the March 19-26, 2018, Issue Letters From the March 19-26, 2018, Issue

Heartbreaking foresight… Corrections (alas)… Off base [web only]

Feb 22, 2018 / Our Readers and Bill Fletcher Jr.

Wormy

Wormy Wormy

A presidency is a terrible thing to waste.

Feb 22, 2018 / OppArt / Sally Gardner

Amazon

It’s Time to Break Up Amazon It’s Time to Break Up Amazon

Stacy Mitchell, plus Bryce Covert on low-wage workers, and Bob Dreyfuss on the Russiagate indictments.

Feb 22, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Republicans Have an Ingenious Plan to Stop Losing Special Elections

Republicans Have an Ingenious Plan to Stop Losing Special Elections Republicans Have an Ingenious Plan to Stop Losing Special Elections

Don’t hold them.

Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Devin Nunes

‘Russiagate’ Is Revealing Alarming Truths About America’s Political-Media Elites ‘Russiagate’ Is Revealing Alarming Truths About America’s Political-Media Elites

Its allegations and practices suggest disdain for American institutions, principles, best interests, and indeed for the American people.

Feb 21, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Post Office Worker

Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon

The tech giant’s rise has pushed mail clerks and carriers to the breaking point.

Feb 21, 2018 / Jake Bittle

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