Bill de Blasio Dodges Campaign Finance Charges—but Not Ethics Questions Bill de Blasio Dodges Campaign Finance Charges—but Not Ethics Questions
New York City’s mayor may have behaved like plenty of other politicians, but progressives have an obligation to do better.
Mar 17, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy
In E-mails, Neil Gorsuch Praised a Leading Republican Activist Behind Voter Suppression Efforts In E-mails, Neil Gorsuch Praised a Leading Republican Activist Behind Voter Suppression Efforts
Gorsuch’s ties to Hans von Spakovksy suggest a hostility to voting rights.
Mar 17, 2017 / Ari Berman
Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President? Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President?
So far, it doesn’t augur well, from a $65 million book deal to a foundation stocked with wealthy hedge funders and bankers.
Mar 17, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care
“Trumpcare” would be a disaster.
Mar 16, 2017 / NationAction
If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq
Trump denies he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion—but he’s a president made by war.
Mar 16, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Public Broadcasting Would Hurt Listeners in Trump Country Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Public Broadcasting Would Hurt Listeners in Trump Country
Stations that serve rural areas neglected by corporate media would lose their funding.
Mar 16, 2017 / John Nichols
Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump
D.D. Guttenplan on working-class Ohio, plus Katha Pollitt on abortion politics and Ari Berman on voting in Texas.
Mar 16, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Letters From the April 3, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 3, 2017, Issue
A note on words and images… New Jersey state of mind… The Dreyfusses reply… Birthing equality…
Mar 16, 2017 / Our Readers and Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Kellyanne Conway on the Couch Kellyanne Conway on the Couch
The way she perches on a couch May not be reason to decry her, But it’s OK to mention that Ms. Conway is a world-class liar.
Mar 16, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Can Words Be Violent? Can Words Be Violent?
On Milo Yiannopoulos, the First Amendment, and words that have consequences.
Mar 16, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams