Every Generation Gets Its Own ‘Little Women’ Every Generation Gets Its Own ‘Little Women’
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation faces two challenges: to be a good film and to mark how we can imagine women—as sisters, as antagonists, as wives, as workers—in our own time.
Dec 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines
The Moro War, an ill-fated military campaign that began in 1899, is a grim reminder of our long—and ongoing—history of imperialism.
Dec 18, 2019 / Danny Sjursen
MAGA MMA Fighter Makes a Titanic Error by Taunting His Immigrant Opponent MAGA MMA Fighter Makes a Titanic Error by Taunting His Immigrant Opponent
Kamaru Usman was very upset by Trump-loving opponent Colby Covington's anti-immigrant bombast. He showed just how upset once the fight began.
Dec 17, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates
Cory Booker and Julián Castro belong on the debate stage.
Dec 17, 2019 / John Nichols
Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP
The New Jersey representative is leaving the party because he doesn’t have the courage to face the voters who elected him—and because Democrats have stronger candidates.
Dec 17, 2019 / Joan Walsh
This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe
At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.
Dec 17, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party? Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party?
Appealing to “socially conservative” voters, or a shift to the center, will fail. Corbyn himself may not be popular, but his leftward tack of the party is.
Dec 17, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
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
Take Action Now: Protect Workers’ Rights Take Action Now: Protect Workers’ Rights
Demand paid family leave, fight for graduate workers rights to organize, and support worker power across sectors.
Dec 17, 2019 / NationAction
The Democratic Presidential Field The Democratic Presidential Field
The leading candidates present a plight: They’re mostly old, and they’re completely white. They need, to keep the plight from getting starker, To add someone not old and somewhat…
Dec 17, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin