Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.
Activists often pledge to “speak truth to power.” The sad reality is that power often knows the truth.
Dec 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.
And time is of the essence.
Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who Is Making US Foreign Policy? Who Is Making US Foreign Policy?
An anti-neocon president appears to have been surrounded by neocons in his own administration.
Dec 5, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
What if Democrats Have Already Won Back Enough White Working-Class Voters to Win in 2020? What if Democrats Have Already Won Back Enough White Working-Class Voters to Win in 2020?
Since the 1980s, Democratic candidates have proven that they can win elections while losing whites without a college degree by a significant margin.
Dec 4, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Nate McMurray Wants To Un-Trump Upstate New York Nate McMurray Wants To Un-Trump Upstate New York
With Chris Collins out of office on insider trading charges, Democrats are hoping to turn one of America’s reddest districts blue in an upcoming special election.
Dec 4, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives? Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives?
The real threats are Trump and the GOP.
Dec 3, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police
As the territory’s officials refuse to punish police officers for misconduct, volunteers are compiling huge archives of evidence.
Nov 27, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom
The assault on reproductive freedom has reinvigorated the pro-choice movement and mobilized grassroots activists across the country.
Nov 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Conservative Era Politics on Both Sides of the Atlantic Face a Promising Challenge Conservative Era Politics on Both Sides of the Atlantic Face a Promising Challenge
But will voters choose ambitious plans for the future?
Nov 26, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China
The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.
Nov 19, 2019 / Yukiko Kobayashi Lui