Society

Trump in Virginia

If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him

A presidential pardon can’t stop an impeachment process.

Jul 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count

Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count

The current calamity in Rio was predictable. Every prospective Olympic city, especially Los Angeles, should be warned.

Jul 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin

How America Is Failing Native American Students

How America Is Failing Native American Students How America Is Failing Native American Students

Punitive discipline, inadequate curriculum, and declining federal funding created an education crisis.

Jul 24, 2017 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren

Planned Parenthood Texas

Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased

When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.

Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Sean Spicer Resignation

Sean Spicer Has Embarrassed Himself—Badly Sean Spicer Has Embarrassed Himself—Badly

The time to resign was on January 21, when the president demanded he tell an outrageous lie.

Jul 21, 2017 / John Nichols

Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

O.J.’s Parole: A Fitting End to the ‘Fifth Quarter’ O.J.’s Parole: A Fitting End to the ‘Fifth Quarter’

The decision to parole O.J. Simpson will rankle some, but it was correct and just.

Jul 20, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Trump’s Russiagate Attorney Is Himself Entangled in Russian Corruption

Trump’s Russiagate Attorney Is Himself Entangled in Russian Corruption Trump’s Russiagate Attorney Is Himself Entangled in Russian Corruption

Meanwhile, Robert Mueller is quietly assembling a dream team of lawyers.

Jul 20, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Trump Close-up

Why Is Trump’s Top Attorney Also Working for Big Russian Bankers? Why Is Trump’s Top Attorney Also Working for Big Russian Bankers?

Bob Dreyfuss on Trump’s lawyers, Amy Wilentz on Don Jr., and Suzanne Gordon on the VA.

Jul 20, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Activists protest in opposition to the Senate Republican health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 28, 2017.

What’s Next in the War Over Obamacare? What’s Next in the War Over Obamacare?

The GOP hasn’t given up yet, and activists aren’t ready to celebrate.

Jul 20, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Tufts Medical Center nurses picket

This Massachusetts Nurses’ Union Is Reviving the Strike This Massachusetts Nurses’ Union Is Reviving the Strike

They’re bringing solidarity back, with a little help from Boston’s hard hats.

Jul 19, 2017 / Jane McAlevey

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