Time for a Populist Revival! Time for a Populist Revival!
This old American democratic tradition already has deep support at the grassroots.
Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Jim Hightower
The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again
Conservative hysteria over Putin’s aggression in 2014 is eerily reminiscent of right-wing reaction to a previous Crimean adventure, at the dawn of the Cold War.
Mar 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Waltz for Lumumba Waltz for Lumumba
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi was a true revolutionary.
Mar 5, 2014 / Bhaskar Sunkara
Willie Horton Politics: Senate Votes Against Civil Rights Willie Horton Politics: Senate Votes Against Civil Rights
The right-wing attack machine defeats Debo Adegbile’s nomination to head DOJ Civil Rights Division.
Mar 5, 2014 / Ari Berman
De Blasio’s War on Charters Isn’t Much of a War De Blasio’s War on Charters Isn’t Much of a War
A narrow decision on charter school co-locations has charter proponents howling—but is their outrage overblown?
Mar 5, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection
For Christie 2016, New Hampshire is key primary territory. But Bridgegate dogs him there, too.
Mar 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Rand Paul and Eric Holder Might Actually Get Something Important Done in Washington by Working Together Rand Paul and Eric Holder Might Actually Get Something Important Done in Washington by Working Together
The unlikely allies are leading a push to reform sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenders.
Mar 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers
Robert MacLean, a US Air Marshal fired for allegedly leaking sensitive government documents, is just trying to get his job back. For the rest of us, his case has much more profound...
Mar 4, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg
The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It's only in the context of a shriveled political imagination that that...
Mar 3, 2014 / Adolph Reed Jr.
Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes
Sunday's march on the White House offered a reminder of just how serious young voters are about this issue.
Mar 3, 2014 / John Nichols