Ben Jealous Is Running for Governor of Maryland—and He Has an Inspired Agenda Ben Jealous Is Running for Governor of Maryland—and He Has an Inspired Agenda
The former head of the NAACP is putting social and economic justice at the heart of his campaign.
Jun 1, 2017 / John Nichols
This Texas City Just Elected the Youngest City Council Member in the State This Texas City Just Elected the Youngest City Council Member in the State
Prairie View University has a long history of political engagement, but for the first time several students ran for local office and won two open seats.
Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Jae Jones
Even LeBron James Can’t Escape This Toxic Wave of Racist Hatred Even LeBron James Can’t Escape This Toxic Wave of Racist Hatred
Athletes have long been the targets of white supremacists—but they are also part of the resistance.
Jun 1, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal
Sasha Abramsky on our irrational president, David Cole on the courts, and Paul Mason on Corbyn.
Jun 1, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The White House Assembles Its Defense The White House Assembles Its Defense
Though they’re thinking a war room might help To avoid all these stinging defeats, It seems clear that the aide they should add Is a special assistant for tweets.
Jun 1, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the June 19-26, 2017, Issue Letters From the June 19-26, 2017, Issue
McCarthyism: past or present?… Implausible deniability… Lessons from Carrier… An admiring bog… Electing the future (web-only)…
Jun 1, 2017 / Our Readers
The Two Women’s Movements The Two Women’s Movements
Feminism has been on the march since the 1970s, but so has the conservative backlash.
Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
J.M. Coetzee’s Essential Protestantism J.M. Coetzee’s Essential Protestantism
In his last two novels, Coetzee has tried to recover the scandal and strangeness of early Christianity.
Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Adam Kirsch
A Brief History of Liberal Demonization A Brief History of Liberal Demonization
ignore this…
Jun 1, 2017 / Jen Sorensen
Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities
The law is Texas’s acknowledgement that the federal government is dependent on local law enforcement to carry out its deportation agenda.
Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing