The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement The ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is an Old Ploy That Can’t Stop Our New Movement
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his allies are bringing back sex-panic tactics that Jesse Helms perfected decades ago.
May 23, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy
House Republicans want to let an unelected “control board” impose brutal cuts on people who have already suffered enough.
May 23, 2016 / John Nichols
When Donald Met Henry When Donald Met Henry
In the 2016 election, it turns out, all roads lead to Kissinger.
May 19, 2016 / Greg Grandin
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters
Most independents are just partisans who are turned off by partisanship.
May 18, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think
Four days of events this month will help us turn civic energy into real, transformative action.
May 18, 2016 / Ralph Nader
Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game
The White House might not have to beg for so much emergency funding if America’s public-health infrastructure hadn't already been starved by budget cuts.
May 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Wisconsin Republicans Were ‘Giddy’ About Making It Harder to Vote Wisconsin Republicans Were ‘Giddy’ About Making It Harder to Vote
Former Republican legislative aide says GOP legislators were “politically frothing at the mouth” over the restrictive voter ID law.
May 17, 2016 / John Nichols
To Beat a Nasty, Brutish Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Will Have to Do Something Different To Beat a Nasty, Brutish Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Will Have to Do Something Different
Old-school triangulation and appealing to moderates is not going to work this year.
May 16, 2016 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
One of the Most Racially Divided States in the Country Just Passed a New Voter-ID Bill One of the Most Racially Divided States in the Country Just Passed a New Voter-ID Bill
Missouri Democrats filibustered against the GOP-sponsored bill, noting that 5 percent of the electorate—220,000 registered voters—lack a government-issued photo ID.
May 13, 2016 / Ari Berman
These Haunting Photos Show the Deadly Absurdity of the US-Mexico Border Wall These Haunting Photos Show the Deadly Absurdity of the US-Mexico Border Wall
A collaboration between photographer Richard Misrach and experimental composer Guillermo Galindo captures the austere brutality of the borderlands.
May 11, 2016 / Photo Essay / John Washington