Leftists Shouldn’t Go on Tucker Carlson Leftists Shouldn’t Go on Tucker Carlson
But they should keep talking to the Fox News audience—without normalizing racists.
Jul 12, 2019 / Jeet Heer
A Q&A With the Late, Great Jim Bouton A Q&A With the Late, Great Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton’s death at the age of 80 should cause us to pause and remember the pitcher who changed sports history.
Jul 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won
Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.
Jul 12, 2019 / Gabriel Thompson
There Are Too Few Companies and Their Profits Are Too High There Are Too Few Companies and Their Profits Are Too High
As industries get more concentrated, businesses have to do less to earn more.
Jul 12, 2019 / Mike Konczal
We Were Already Over 350 ppm When I Was Born We Were Already Over 350 ppm When I Was Born
The devastation is too great. We can’t simply slap solar panels everywhere and call it a day.
Jul 12, 2019 / Jamie Margolin
The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame
In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.
Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis
Washington’s aggression is part of a decades-long quest to control the spigot in the Persian Gulf.
Jul 11, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Why the Fight Over the 2016 Democratic Primaries Hasn’t Gone Away Why the Fight Over the 2016 Democratic Primaries Hasn’t Gone Away
Unlike Republicans, Democrats don’t have deep ideological divides. The conflict has endured because it’s wrapped up in identity.
Jul 11, 2019 / Joshua Holland
America’s Colonial Climate Crisis America’s Colonial Climate Crisis
What should the United States’ island territories expect from rising sea levels and global warming?
Jul 11, 2019 / Chris Gelardi