Politics

Khartoum Sudanese women

The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring

Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.

Jun 25, 2019 / Gilbert Achcar

Afghanistan Soldier Sunset

2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending

They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.

Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tiffany Caban election

Tiffany Cabán Claims a Nationally Significant Victory for Queens DA Tiffany Cabán Claims a Nationally Significant Victory for Queens DA

The criminal-justice reformer who has promised "people-powered justice" finished primary night with a lead of more than 1,000 votes.

Jun 25, 2019 / John Nichols

The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle

The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle

What happened to the radical vision of the post-Stonewall activists who insisted on sweeping social transformation?

Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Martin Duberman

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Quantum Theory of the Stupidverse A Quantum Theory of the Stupidverse

How much Stupid can one fit into a single comic strip?

Jun 25, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

In a remarkable exchange, the senator rejects the notion that a “limited strike” on Iran is anything less than “an act of warfare” that could lead to catastrophe.

Jun 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Joe Biden with ice cream

For Joe Biden, Friendship Is Magic For Joe Biden, Friendship Is Magic

His praise of white supremacists is not a blunder but a key to his clubby worldview.

Jun 24, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump in Normandy

What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out

Recent remembrance ceremonies have been used to airbrush the US’s interventionist history.

Jun 22, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us

‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us ‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us

HR 40 calls the country to account for racist predation inflicted upon black folks living and dead.

Jun 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Trump and Pelosi

Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran

It has a constitutional responsibility to rein in Trump’s dangerously chaotic approach.

Jun 21, 2019 / John Nichols

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