What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela What the UN Report Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Crisis in Venezuela
The document paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic situation—but overlooks the US role in the suffering.
Jul 24, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland
AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City
A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.
Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta
How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us
Stevens was precisely the kind of justice that neither side wants appointed: a pragmatist, skeptical of rigid doctrinal tests.
Jul 23, 2019 / David Cole
The Eve of the Great Reckoning The Eve of the Great Reckoning
What would historians have to say about American society decades from now?
Jul 23, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
These Questions for Mueller Show Why Russiagate Was Never the Answer These Questions for Mueller Show Why Russiagate Was Never the Answer
The former special counsel still has a lot he can clarify.
Jul 23, 2019 / Aaron Maté
The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change
The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.
Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
It’s their approach to party politics—not policy—that truly sets the progressive senators apart.
Jul 23, 2019 / Aidan Smith
Wilbur Ross: Rough Trade Wilbur Ross: Rough Trade
Messing with the 2020 Census. Any other bad ideas?
Jul 23, 2019 / OppArt / Robbie Conal
Trump Cannot Declare War—Especially on Iran—Without Congress Trump Cannot Declare War—Especially on Iran—Without Congress
While Trump keeps sending mixed signals about Iran, the House has sent a clear one: It is Congress, not the president, that has the power to declare war.
Jul 23, 2019 / John Nichols
We Are at a Moment of Great Peril, and the Rule of Law Is All We’ve Got We Are at a Moment of Great Peril, and the Rule of Law Is All We’ve Got
Mueller’s testimony should mark the beginning of a new season of investigation.
Jul 23, 2019 / Tim Weiner