More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War
The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...
Sep 28, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure 6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure
Young adults are increasingly victims of a failing economy that is leaving them starving.
Sep 28, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Military Logic of Punishing Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt The Military Logic of Punishing Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt
The state’s control over the body is paramount.
Sep 28, 2016 / Natasha Lennard
It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
The temporary halt to the pipeline’s construction must be made permanent.
Sep 27, 2016 / Tom Goldtooth and Annie Leonard
I’m Trying to Find Hope, but This Campaign Isn’t Helping I’m Trying to Find Hope, but This Campaign Isn’t Helping
In the wake of police killing Terrence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott, the first presidential debate offered nothing to suggest black lives truly matter.
Sep 27, 2016 / Reniqua Allen
Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True
Do not panic. Even in a bad year, today’s crime rates remain at historic lows.
Sep 27, 2016 / John Pfaff
After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality
It is voter suppression—not fantasies of fraud—that could actually undermine the will of the people.
Sep 27, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fortress America Fortress America
How 20th-century liberals helped create our age of mass incarceration.
Sep 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Forman Jr.
If Sweden and Denmark Are So Progressive, Why Did They Close Their Doors to Refugees? If Sweden and Denmark Are So Progressive, Why Did They Close Their Doors to Refugees?
As the migration crisis drags on, even the most tolerant countries in Europe are embracing anti-immigrant politics.
Sep 27, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won
“Donald, I know you live in your own reality,” she said calmly. And it gradually became clear she was right.
Sep 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh