Politics

A Crisis

A Crisis A Crisis

The president holds the country hostage for his wall

Jan 16, 2019 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Angela Davis speaking

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged

Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.

Jan 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

Uighur ethnic cleansing in China

How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China

A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?

Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish

Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike

Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike

Plus ways to support furloughed federal workers and oppose Betsy Devos’s destructive sexual-assault policies.

Jan 15, 2019 / StudentNation / NationAction

Trump Oval Office address

We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice

As the new House majority rolls out its agenda, outlets should reevaluate how they cover politics and policy.

Jan 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Yellow Vest protesters

Forgotten France Rises Up Forgotten France Rises Up

France’s Yellow Vests took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport, and environment—and make the Macron government back down

Jan 15, 2019 / Serge Halimi

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Life in the Stupidverse: Government Shutdown Edition Life in the Stupidverse: Government Shutdown Edition

Folks, you can’t have Big Government if there is no government at all.

Jan 15, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

William Barr

6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General 6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General

If he fails to establish that he is committed to protect the Mueller probe and the rule of law, he simply has to be rejected.

Jan 14, 2019 / John Nichols

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion? Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion?

WFP has achieved its goal of flipping the New York State Senate—but now faces a threat to its very existence.

Jan 14, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

LA’s Teachers’ Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet

LA’s Teachers’ Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet LA’s Teachers’ Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet

The Los Angeles teachers’ strike begins today. It’s going to be the most difficult struggle so far in the educators’ revolt sweeping the country.

Jan 14, 2019 / Eric Blanc

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