The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update
A national paid-leave program could bring immeasurable benefits to working parents.
Feb 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen
How Trump Is Undermining the Fight Against Mass Shootings How Trump Is Undermining the Fight Against Mass Shootings
Look at the budget numbers, not the press-conference rhetoric.
Feb 15, 2018 / George Zornick
Letters From the March 12, 2018, Issue Letters From the March 12, 2018, Issue
The art of nonviolence… California dreaming… In defense of male feminists… The president cuts a rug… What this country needs… Charles Murray, creationist… We’re with Kap… About tim...
Feb 15, 2018 / Our Readers
Amazon Doesn’t Just Want to Dominate the Market—It Wants to Become the Market Amazon Doesn’t Just Want to Dominate the Market—It Wants to Become the Market
The company is a radically new kind of monopoly with ambitions that dwarf those of earlier empires.
Feb 15, 2018 / Feature / Stacy Mitchell
What We Talk About When We Talk About Immigration What We Talk About When We Talk About Immigration
Donald Trump is changing the terms of the debate. How should progressives respond?
Feb 15, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
Does Katie Roiphe Understand What a Sex Panic Is? Does Katie Roiphe Understand What a Sex Panic Is?
There are many examples of sex-related miscarriages of justice. #MeToo is not one of them.
Feb 14, 2018 / Katha Pollitt
It’s the End of the World Desk as We Know It It’s the End of the World Desk as We Know It
And with so much focus on Trump, foreign reporting will not be fine.
Feb 14, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’? If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’?
The ongoing role of false narratives and historical fallacies.
Feb 14, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News
In much of America, PBS and NPR stations represent the primary alternative to fanaticism and fakery.
Feb 14, 2018 / John Nichols
The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir
A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.
Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette