How I Learned to Stop Worrying About My Neighbors How I Learned to Stop Worrying About My Neighbors
I hope people driving through my town don’t see the sign and believe everyone here—and in small towns around the US—is a caricature.
Feb 5, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights
The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I’m calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.
Feb 5, 2020 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Trump Has Been Out-Conned by the Pentagon Trump Has Been Out-Conned by the Pentagon
Despite a woeful 75-year military record, the Pentagon’s coffers are overflowing with taxpayer dollars.
Feb 5, 2020 / William Astore
Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet. Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet.
Nobody knows who won the Iowa caucuses—but Warren’s support was powered by the feminist spirit of 2018.
Feb 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Satellite Locations Are Not Enough to Make the Iowa Caucuses Inclusive and Fair Satellite Locations Are Not Enough to Make the Iowa Caucuses Inclusive and Fair
The caucuses are better at portraying the idea of democracy than bringing people into democracy.
Feb 4, 2020 / Emily Berch
It’s Time to Leave Iraq Once and For All It’s Time to Leave Iraq Once and For All
The United States needs to accede to the will of the Iraqi people and finally put our wars to rest.
Feb 4, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic
Kansas City won the big game, but that was a sideshow compared to the political bombast on display.
Feb 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin
C’mon, Iowa, This Is Just Ridiculous C’mon, Iowa, This Is Just Ridiculous
If the Iowa caucuses are any indication of what the rest of the election cycle might be like, 2020 is going to be a tough year.
Feb 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Letters From the February 17, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 17, 2020, Issue
Failing college… East Coast vibes… The beginning of understanding… More than words…
Feb 4, 2020 / Our Readers
Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates
US whistle-blower law was explicitly designed to protect witnesses against mob boss retaliation.
Feb 4, 2020 / Tom Devine and Mark Hertsgaard