Politics

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter

What Ahmaud Arbery could have been.

May 26, 2021 / OppArt / Keith Henry Brown

Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society

Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society

The attorney general who organized the prosecution of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd makes the case for police accountability.

May 26, 2021 / John Nichols

The New York Story Is Not the Real Estate Story

The New York Story Is Not the Real Estate Story The New York Story Is Not the Real Estate Story

Massive overdevelopment and warehousing apartments for the wealthy were killing New York even before the pandemic. So why are none of the mayoral candidates talking about that?

May 26, 2021 / Robert Neuwirth

Capitol building

The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy

From the Democrats of the Civil War era to the Republicans of the Trump years, the white party has always posed the greatest threat to our political system.

May 26, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Vanessa Guillen

The Military Needs A New Way to Handle Sexual Assault The Military Needs A New Way to Handle Sexual Assault

A new bill proposed by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Joni Ernst is a good start, but it’s not enough.

May 26, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

Shinzo Abe

The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase

Failing to teach what the wartime state did only emboldens the forces of misogyny and racism.

May 26, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection

Avoid accountability with only a few simple steps.

May 25, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Voting booths

Can Democrats Beat the Odds in 2022? Can Democrats Beat the Odds in 2022?

One big donor is banking on President Biden’s recovery efforts to preserve the Democrats’ majority in the 2022 midterms.

May 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Recent History

Recent History Recent History

Reviewing the year, in stitches.

May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

In New York City, Ranked Choice Voting Puts the People in Charge

In New York City, Ranked Choice Voting Puts the People in Charge In New York City, Ranked Choice Voting Puts the People in Charge

Ranked choice voting is the fairer, more representative, future of American elections, and we’re excited to welcome it to New York City.

May 25, 2021 / Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Jumaane D. Williams

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