Almost No One Likes the GOP’s ‘Repeal and Delay’ Plan for Obamacare Almost No One Likes the GOP’s ‘Repeal and Delay’ Plan for Obamacare
As Republicans rush to repeal the law, even conservatives are starting to worry about what will happen next.
Jan 6, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter
Republicans Can’t Just Pretend Obamacare Never Happened Republicans Can’t Just Pretend Obamacare Never Happened
It may be here to stay.
Jan 6, 2017 / David Dayen
As Trump’s Inauguration Looms, the Window to Release Guantánamo Detainees Is Closing As Trump’s Inauguration Looms, the Window to Release Guantánamo Detainees Is Closing
Detainees cleared for release fear the Trump administration, which is all but certain to continue indefinite detention.
Jan 6, 2017 / John Knefel
Asking for a Friend: How Can I Embrace Kinky Sex in a ‘Pussy-Grabbing’ Era? Asking for a Friend: How Can I Embrace Kinky Sex in a ‘Pussy-Grabbing’ Era?
Another reader wants to know: Should I dispute my distant relatives’ awful opinions?
Jan 6, 2017 / Liza Featherstone
Republicans Are Planning to Rush Through Jeff Sessions’s Confirmation Hearing Republicans Are Planning to Rush Through Jeff Sessions’s Confirmation Hearing
Despite his controversial record, Democrats will only get to call four witnesses during the course of a two-day hearing.
Jan 5, 2017 / Joan Walsh
A New Era in American-Russian Relations A New Era in American-Russian Relations
So what if Putin next annexes Some country that’s the size of Texas Or throws some Russians in the clink For what they write or say or think? No strong objections will be lodged I…
Jan 5, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The American Press Is Under Threat as Never Before The American Press Is Under Threat as Never Before
A supplicant media will be no match for the compulsive liar in the White House.
Jan 5, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Letters From the January 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the January 30, 2017, Issue
The kids are all right… A people’s party?… Acting, yes, locally… A college education… Popularity contest(ed)…
Jan 5, 2017 / Our Readers
Harvey Cox’s Radicalism Harvey Cox’s Radicalism
How the theologian and social critic reminds us of the radical possibilities and egalitarian hopes of a Christian left.
Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig
Colin Kaepernick’s Teammates Give Him an Award for Courage Colin Kaepernick’s Teammates Give Him an Award for Courage
The claim that the San Francisco 49ers quarterback was dividing his locker room with his anthem protests was just proven wrong.
Jan 4, 2017 / Dave Zirin