Letters From the January 7, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 7, 2019, Issue
The war on war… The US as it should be…
Dec 13, 2018 / Our Readers and Stephen Wertheim
New York Has a Plan to Tackle Some of Its Worst Carbon Polluters New York Has a Plan to Tackle Some of Its Worst Carbon Polluters
Hint: We’re looking at you, Trump Tower.
Dec 13, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove
Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit? Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit?
The answer will depend on what the left can make of what comes next.
Dec 13, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge
It’s Time to Face Up to Our Nuclear Reality It’s Time to Face Up to Our Nuclear Reality
The made-for-TV movie The Day After had an enormous impact on America’s national conversation about nuclear weapons in 1983. Resuming that conversation today is essential, and the ...
Dec 13, 2018 / Dawn Stover
Is Trump’s New Attorney General Nominee Just Another Jeff Sessions? Is Trump’s New Attorney General Nominee Just Another Jeff Sessions?
David Cole on William Barr, Dave Lindorff on Pentagon accounting fraud, and Marc Cooper on the revolution in Armenia.
Dec 13, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
It’s Time to Demystify Russiagate It’s Time to Demystify Russiagate
There have been endless, bewildering plot twists, but essentially it’s a corruption scandal—one that should bring down Trump’s presidency.
Dec 12, 2018 / David Klion
Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women. Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.
A new report shows that student debt doesn’t just recreate class divides—it reflects the country’s gender gap.
Dec 11, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres
The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’
France’s unfair taxes have driven the Yellow Vest protest movement.
Dec 11, 2018 / Alexis Spire
Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump
After ceaselessly probing Clinton and Obama non-scandals, the House majority leader has changed his tune.
Dec 11, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment
It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.
Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel