Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue
Friend in the end… Pyrrhic impeachment… Defending the fourth estate… Backlash as whiplash…
Jul 13, 2017 / Our Readers
Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King
The City Council of Cleveland is siding with the billionaire against the people it represents in an outrageous $200 million corporate-welfare stadium scam.
Jul 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Democracy Breaks Out at the UN as 122 Nations Vote to Ban the Bomb Democracy Breaks Out at the UN as 122 Nations Vote to Ban the Bomb
We are witnessing a striking shift in the global paradigm of how the world views nuclear weapons.
Jul 13, 2017 / Alice Slater
Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base
Running an anti-choice candidate might pick up a few Republican votes—at the expense of turning off the party’s loyal voters.
Jul 13, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left
In 2015, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa became the city’s youngest alderman. Then he really began breaking ground.
Jul 13, 2017 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Meet the Syrian Activists Fighting ISIS—With Cameras Meet the Syrian Activists Fighting ISIS—With Cameras
In Matthew Heineman’s City of Ghosts, freedom of the press is a matter of life or death.
Jul 12, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
How You Can Join Today’s Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality How You Can Join Today’s Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
To save the open Internet, we all need to take action today.
Jul 12, 2017 / NationAction
Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow
Cooperation with Russia is imperative, but never has the US political-media elite’s opposition to it been so virulent.
Jul 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Net Neutrality Is About Much More Than the Internet Net Neutrality Is About Much More Than the Internet
Will the voice of the people be drowned out by a flood of corporate cash?
Jul 12, 2017 / John Nichols
Martin Luther’s Revolution Martin Luther’s Revolution
The Protestant Reformation transformed not just Christianity but also our political and economic worlds.
Jul 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig