Society

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy

Everything—even support for human-rights atrocities—has a price.

Oct 4, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman

HIV Epidemic Scott County

Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons

The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.

Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

The German Century

The German Century The German Century

A new book documents the ordinary lives of Germans caught in a country and century marked by regime change, economic catastrophe, and war.

Oct 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

In Search of the Lost Republic

In Search of the Lost Republic In Search of the Lost Republic

Americans once believed that their government belonged to them. Can we again?

Oct 4, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

Joan Walsh on the confirmation hearings, D.D. Guttenplan on a new radical majority, and Michelle Chen on the Fight for $15.

Oct 4, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Lindsey Graham Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process

The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.

Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Eric Reid

Eric Reid: Forged in Struggle Eric Reid: Forged in Struggle

After kneeling with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid is finally back with an NFL team and still speaking truth to power.

Oct 3, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Red Square in Moscow

More Cold War Extremism and Crises More Cold War Extremism and Crises

Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.

Oct 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Durbin, Whitehouse, Klobuchar at Kavanaugh hearing

Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?

News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.

Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Theresa May Still Factory Visit

Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport

Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.

Oct 3, 2018 / Paul Mason

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