Politics

John Nichols Meet the Press

Populism In America Is Driving A New Day Populism In America Is Driving A New Day

This time there are two coalitions of the disaffectedand they couldn’t be further apart.

Jul 28, 2015 / John Nichols

Jon Stewart

Why I’m Going to Miss Jon Stewart Why I’m Going to Miss Jon Stewart

And how will we watch the GOP debates without him?

Jul 28, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon

Have you heard how outrageous he is?

Jul 28, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement

How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement

A botched voter purge prevented thousands from voting—and empowered a new generation of voting-rights critics.

Jul 28, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman

NYC garbage trucks

Zero Waste Remains a Dirty Business Zero Waste Remains a Dirty Business

New York and Los Angeles are reforming their waste-management systems, but there’s still a ways to go to clean up the sanitation industry’s labor standards.

Jul 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Are You Haitian?

Are You Haitian? Are You Haitian?

American media upped its coverage of the Dominican Republic’s internment and deportation practices, but the repression of Haitians continues.

Jul 27, 2015 / Greg Grandin

An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel

An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel

The NBA’s trip to Israel—sponsored by Sheldon Adelson—raises questions for players who aligned themselves with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Jul 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin

July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military

July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military

“Russia's race-equality doctrines create far more serious psychological and propaganda difficulties for the army than did the self-defeating racism of Nazi Germany.”

Jul 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan

July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill on the “brief moment when it seemed the contents of the WikiLeaks documents would spark an inquiry into what they say about the war and the way the United States is ...

Jul 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Trump Campaign

For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump

For top Republicans, managing Trump is like “playing with nitroglycerine.”

Jul 24, 2015 / John Nichols

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