Politics

Student at a campus food pantry

Colleges Should Not Have to Have Food Pantries Colleges Should Not Have to Have Food Pantries

With no federal assistance in sight, colleges are scrambling to fill the void with food pantries, loans, vouchers and other interventions. But the patchwork approach only goes so f...

Oct 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Bridget Huber

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

History’s Greatest Victim History’s Greatest Victim

Republicans are racking their brains trying to think of anyone who’s had it worse than President Donald J. Trump, and they’re coming up short.

Oct 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

A Male Politician Was Accused of Sexual Assault and Now a Woman Is Paying the Price

A Male Politician Was Accused of Sexual Assault and Now a Woman Is Paying the Price A Male Politician Was Accused of Sexual Assault and Now a Woman Is Paying the Price

Virginia Delegate Kelly Fowler’s opponent is blaming her for “silencing” Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax’s victims. Fowler is hitting back—hard.

Oct 30, 2019 / Joan Walsh

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

Heroic military service counts for nothing when a party sees all critics as disloyal.

Oct 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Breathe Much?

Breathe Much? Breathe Much?

Gasping as the Trump administration rolls back emission standards.

Oct 30, 2019 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act

Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act

Americans who respect the office of the president have a duty to call out charlatans who disregard the Constitution and abuse their positions of power.

Oct 29, 2019 / John Nichols

Berlin Wall, 1981

It’s Only Been 30 Years Since the End of the Cold War—Why Are We Starting a New One? It’s Only Been 30 Years Since the End of the Cold War—Why Are We Starting a New One?

What can the fall of the Berlin Wall teach us at a time when democracy is in retreat, predatory capitalism is on the rise, and a new arms race is ramping up?

Oct 29, 2019 / James Carroll

Can Virginia Democrats Win the Statehouse in 2019?

Can Virginia Democrats Win the Statehouse in 2019? Can Virginia Democrats Win the Statehouse in 2019?

The 11 extraordinary women who rode an anti-Trump wave to victory are trying to get reelected, and add to their numbers. All Republicans have to fight them are lies and fear—but th...

Oct 29, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Argentina Can’t Quit Peronismo

Argentina Can’t Quit Peronismo Argentina Can’t Quit Peronismo

With the election of President Alberto Fernández and VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country is experiencing a populist-nationalist throwback.

Oct 29, 2019 / Luisa Rollenhagen

warren and biden debate

The Democratic Establishment Is Right to Panic The Democratic Establishment Is Right to Panic

With Sanders and Warren ascendant, the donor class feels its power in the party slipping.

Oct 29, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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