Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary
Clinton is running as a feminist—and that matters for all women.
Jun 2, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Martin O’Malley Announces Martin O’Malley Announces
So Martin O’Malley will no longer dally. He says he will sally right into that valley Where Hillary Clinton assuredly strides. Emboldened, O’Malley believes he can rally Enough troops to tally a winning finale And vanquish Ms. Clinton—and Bernie besides.
Jun 2, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright
Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans? Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?
After Hurricane Katrina, big developers, government bureaucrats and anti-housing ideologues pushed to destroy “Bricks.”
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President
Critics call him timid, but the president’s foreign policy has often been too aggressive—even at the risk of our long-term national interests.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
How Edward Snowden Sparked a Librarians’ Quarrel How Edward Snowden Sparked a Librarians’ Quarrel
In 2013, American Library Association passed a public statement in support of the former NSA contractor. Then it changed its mind.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Zoë Carpenter
What Kind of Mayor Was Bernie Sanders? What Kind of Mayor Was Bernie Sanders?
In his eight years as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Bernie Sanders revitalized the economy and solidified support for progressive municipal policies.
Jun 2, 2015 / Peter Dreier and Pierre Clavel
Suspended Surveillance: Two Years of Heretical Thinking Suspended Surveillance: Two Years of Heretical Thinking
It is worth pausing to consider how far things have moved since the Snowden revelations.
Jun 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
The Dangerous ‘Red-State Model’ The Dangerous ‘Red-State Model’
Kansas's red-state experiment speaks bigger truths about the reality of the GOP.
Jun 2, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NSA Reform? No Way! Scott Walker Wants ‘Something Closer to the Patriot Act’ NSA Reform? No Way! Scott Walker Wants ‘Something Closer to the Patriot Act’
The Wisconsin governor positions himself as the exact opposite of Rand Paul—and privacy advocates in both parties.
Jun 1, 2015 / John Nichols