Politics

The Rape Allegations Against Trump: If Jane Doe Breaks Her Silence, Will the Media Break Theirs?

The Rape Allegations Against Trump: If Jane Doe Breaks Her Silence, Will the Media Break Theirs? The Rape Allegations Against Trump: If Jane Doe Breaks Her Silence, Will the Media Break Theirs?

Until the Access Hollywood video broke, TV news mostly ignored accusations against Trump.

Nov 2, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish

Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish

Could the clouds of testosterone billowing from the campaign have something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is facing a woman?

Nov 2, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

coal fired power plant

With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment

Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax”—don’t expect any better from his Supreme Court nominees

Nov 2, 2016 / Tom Steyer and Michael Keegan

Nixon and Kissinger

How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters

Ever since Nixon and Kissinger undermined the Vietnam peace talks to win that election, politicians have used militarism abroad to defeat domestic opponents.

Nov 2, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Zadie Smith’s Liberal Imagination

Zadie Smith’s Liberal Imagination Zadie Smith’s Liberal Imagination

Once reveling in the hopes and possibilities of a multicultural society, her fiction now has taken on a more despairing outlook.

Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Adam Kirsch

Bruce Springsteen

A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton! A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton!

You’ve campaigned in the last three presidential elections. Please don’t leave our first female nominee in the arena alone.

Nov 2, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Putin 2016

The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin

The personal vilification of Russia’s president is propelling the new Cold War toward hot war, poisoning American politics, and degrading US media.

Nov 2, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump Has a Millennial Problem, and It Could Reshape American Politics

Donald Trump Has a Millennial Problem, and It Could Reshape American Politics Donald Trump Has a Millennial Problem, and It Could Reshape American Politics

A generation that’s coming of age during this ugly election is rejecting Trumpism in a big way.

Nov 2, 2016 / Joshua Holland

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

But the courtroom isn’t the only place to challenge the rise of anti-government radicals.

Nov 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Trump Baton Rouge

Donald Trump’s ‘Open Carry’ Is Legal in All 50 States Donald Trump’s ‘Open Carry’ Is Legal in All 50 States

Trump isn’t the first man to abuse women in both public and private—and tragically, he won’t be the last either.

Nov 1, 2016 / Ann Jones

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