The Republican Party Has Become ‘a Conspiracy to Seize Power’ The Republican Party Has Become ‘a Conspiracy to Seize Power’
A brute-force power grab by Republicans in Wisconsin highlights the disregard for democracy that has infected the party of Lincoln.
Dec 6, 2018 / John Nichols
Mercury Poisoning Is Becoming a Global Public-Health Crisis Mercury Poisoning Is Becoming a Global Public-Health Crisis
Island nations and territories are bearing the brunt of this ecological scourge.
Dec 6, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Letters From the December 31, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 31, 2018, Issue
The perils of make-work… Government workers, unite!… The edible is political (web-only)…
Dec 6, 2018 / Our Readers and Jon Wiener
If I Were to Rise Up All Colorless, If I Were to Rise Up All Colorless,
I could gather up old thoughts the way a mind distant in love brings about a gathering of stars. I don’t want people thinking I don’t care about the future. Plenty of people are wr…
Dec 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Laura Eve Engel
Staffing the Administration Staffing the Administration
Replacing someone forced to leave Could surely be no easier. Trump looks among the folks he knows, And picks someone who’s sleazier.
Dec 6, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3484 Puzzle No. 3484
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Wickedness in half-sleazy city (7) 5 Comedian Lee cut fool short (5-2) 9 Traveler to disfigure policeman near squ…
Dec 6, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
In America’s Panopticon In America’s Panopticon
Sarah Igo’s The Known Citizen examines the linked histories of privacy and surveillance in the United States.
Dec 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Katie Fitzpatrick
Theres an App for Everything! Theres an App for Everything!
All you need is a little time.
Dec 6, 2018 / OppArt / Hilary Allison
The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms. The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms.
Sure, the Senate will block them. But pushing things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All will energize grassroots activists and supercharge the coming presidential primary.
Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage