Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away
In the absence of a full reckoning, conspiracy theories about Epstein fester and allow the far right to exploit the popular mistrust of elites.
Nov 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Sign of the Times Sign of the Times
Elementary education.
Nov 18, 2019 / OppArt / Ileana Doble Hernandez
How Should We Remember the Puritans? How Should We Remember the Puritans?
In his new book, Daniel Rodgers not only offers a close reading of Puritan history but also seeks to rescue their early critique of market economy.
Nov 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco
Yang Doesn’t Add Up Yang Doesn’t Add Up
The presidential candidate is great at identifying problems, but his policy proposals need a lot of work.
Nov 18, 2019 / John Nichols
The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing
Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize—and win.
Nov 16, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe
Attempted Bribery Is Bribery Attempted Bribery Is Bribery
The Constitution’s authors had an understanding of bribery that legal scholars say “not only encompasses Trump’s conduct—it practically defines it.”
Nov 15, 2019 / John Nichols
We Need to Support Students Who Are Still Learning English We Need to Support Students Who Are Still Learning English
It’s easy to forget that the United States has no official language.
Nov 15, 2019 / StudentNation / Scott Lee
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal
As the administration continues its war on asylum seekers, a former asylum officer says forcing applicants to wait in Mexican camps violates international law.
Nov 15, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help! My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!
Another reader asks why they got fired after they’d already quit.
Nov 15, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence
A proposed public art project in Chicago seeks to preserve the memory of the city’s worst race riot.
Nov 14, 2019 / Arvind Dilawar