This Police-Reform Activist Wants to Be Mayor of New York This Police-Reform Activist Wants to Be Mayor of New York
Robert Gangi is running a long-shot challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio—from the left.
Aug 7, 2017 / Cities Rising / P.E. Moskowitz
Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse
A new project by the German Marshall Fund claims to track the influence of foreign propaganda—but warps reality to accommodate an alarming new Russophobia.
Aug 7, 2017 / James Carden
Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel
The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values.
Aug 4, 2017 / Aniqa Raihan
The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’ The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’
An alphabet soup of new agencies could shake up federal oversight.
Aug 4, 2017 / David Dayen
Democrats Need to Find Their Voice on Tax Reform Democrats Need to Find Their Voice on Tax Reform
And they need to do it fast.
Aug 4, 2017 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing
The president never had a proper mandate, but the resistance is no longer a voice of opposition. It now speaks for the great American majority.
Aug 4, 2017 / John Nichols
What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice? What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice?
Experts weigh in on what it would mean for the DOJ to sue colleges and universities for discriminating against white students.
Aug 3, 2017 / StudentNation / Collier Meyerson
What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It? What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It?
And why did the Justice Department abruptly settle a criminal case handled by the same Russian attorney who met with Trump officials last year?
Aug 3, 2017 / Against the Current / Bob Dreyfuss
Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents
Now watch him screw that up, too.
Aug 3, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte
Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way
The embattled quarterback is often derided as “divisive”—but it’s Ray Lewis who is dividing Baltimore.
Aug 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin