Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’ Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’
Yet his own Republican Party’s platform endorses “the right of the US citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state.”
Jun 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty
An historic forum revealed consensus on the need for policies like raising the minimum wage and affordable childcare—and some big differences.
Jun 18, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About
Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.
Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ugly Big Liars Ugly Big Liars
Enhanced advertisement, author unknown (photographed at the Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum subway station, NYC, May 2019.)
Jun 18, 2019 / OppArt / Reggie Seel
The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy
Last fall, voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum giving the vote back to felons who complete their sentences. Now the legislature is trying to block it.
Jun 18, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Trump of the Living Dead Trump of the Living Dead
We thought fascism was dead and buried. We were wrong.
Jun 18, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy
The bizarre odyssey of the “great replacement” theorist shows that kitsch can kill.
Jun 17, 2019 / Feature / James McAuley
9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade 9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade
Elites make trade boring for a reason. Here’s how to fight back.
Jun 17, 2019 / Ethan Earle
The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles
There are better ways to organize big multi-candidate debates. Going forward, Democrats ought to consider them.
Jun 14, 2019 / John Nichols
Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way. Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way.
Blurring the lines between sincerity and irony in a presidential campaign is hazardous when the consequences are so real.
Jun 14, 2019 / Ed Burmila