Washington’s New African-American Museum Shows How Black History Shaped the American Experience Washington’s New African-American Museum Shows How Black History Shaped the American Experience
The most recent and cutting-edge scholarship informs the exhibits.
Nov 30, 2016 / Feature / Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma
The 21st Century Cures Act has been “hijacked” by corporations, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned on Monday.
Nov 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters
A visit to the other White House offers a preview of Donald Trump’s America.
Nov 29, 2016 / Nick Turse
Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare
The selection of Tom Price to head HHS brings the president-elect into alignment with Speaker Paul Ryan.
Nov 29, 2016 / David Dayen
Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did
Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...
Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wideman’s Ghosts Wideman’s Ghosts
A profound sense of hope and despair haunts John Edgar Wideman’s new work of nonfiction.
Nov 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children
Silicon Valley–backed Bridge International Academies repeatedly failed to comply with national education standards.
Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt. How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt.
We need to distract Trump. Student loans are a good place to start.
Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Ravi Mangla
Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide. Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide.
The Court needs to recognize the constitutional rights of people in detention before it’s too late.
Nov 28, 2016 / Alina Das
‘The Washington Post’ Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist ‘The Washington Post’ Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist
“PropOrNot” has smeared working journalists as agents of the Kremlin while wrapping itself in a cloak of anonymity.
Nov 28, 2016 / James Carden