The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal
Three new books raise the question: What does global solidarity look like at this late hour?
Oct 12, 2020 / Wen Stephenson
It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
Oct 12, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity
Political scientist Stephen Skowronek discusses whether a President Biden could become an era-shaping leader.
Oct 12, 2020 / Q&A / Richard Kreitner
31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election
The death toll rises while Trump blusters.
Oct 10, 2020 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall
It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment
Representative Jamie Raskin has long advocated for structures to assess the fitness of presidents. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees.
Oct 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism
Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.
Oct 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Child’s Play Child’s Play
The storm before the lull before the storm. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 5.
Oct 9, 2020 / Steve Brodner
2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists 2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists
Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic means 200,000+ deaths and devastating consequences for African American and Latinx communities.
Oct 9, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Sylvia Hernández, and Lalo Alcaraz
Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction
Republicans claim voting by mail will lead to fraud. But a Montana federal judge’s groundbreaking ruling says that’s a bogus argument.
Oct 9, 2020 / John Nichols
Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?
New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.
Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron