Politics

Brett Kavanaugh

Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment? Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment?

Trump’s Supreme Court pick has a long track record of favoring business interests over the health of people and the earth.

Jul 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Prison labor Georgia

What Is Prison Abolition? What Is Prison Abolition?

The movement that is trying to think beyond prisons as a tool to solve society’s problems.

Jul 31, 2018 / John Washington

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Don’t Be a Goofball… Don’t Be a Goofball…

Health care for all? Free college? Those are just a bunch of absurd fantasies!

Jul 31, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Ron Dellums

Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’ Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’

The former congressman, who has died at 82, was a proud battler for peace and justice who took the activism of the streets to Congress.

Jul 30, 2018 / John Nichols

Nikki Haley at United Nations

The UN Eyes a World With Less US The UN Eyes a World With Less US

Frustrated by Trump’s “America First” war on diplomacy, are other member nations pushing back or moving on?

Jul 30, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Republicans for Impeaching the President

Republicans for Impeaching the President Republicans for Impeaching the President

Yes, there are wingnuts who want to go after Rod Rosenstein. But shouldn’t the media pay more attention to GOP critics of Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors?

Jul 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President

The Russian political class has come to love Trump wholeheartedly, and are happy to share this love with the whole country.

Jul 27, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Americans Are Pro-Choice, and Democrats Should Act Like It Americans Are Pro-Choice, and Democrats Should Act Like It

Even in red states, there is surprising support for reproductive rights. 

Jul 27, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Stacey Abrams and Lucy McBath Are Leading the Charge to Turn Georgia Blue

Stacey Abrams and Lucy McBath Are Leading the Charge to Turn Georgia Blue Stacey Abrams and Lucy McBath Are Leading the Charge to Turn Georgia Blue

With two African-American women running in high-profile races, Georgia could become the next Virginia.

Jul 27, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump

What My Escape From Hitler’s Germany Taught Me About Trump’s America What My Escape From Hitler’s Germany Taught Me About Trump’s America

And what Trump’s America teaches us about Netanyahu’s Israel.

Jul 27, 2018 / Henry Siegman

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