Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Cold War Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Cold War
A new biography of Jimmy Carter’s national-security adviser attempts to place him among the pantheon of master foreign-policy strategists, but was he?
Nov 21, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
Liberty and Justice Liberty and Justice
A cautionary tale in the land of the free.
Nov 21, 2018 / OppArt / Salley Mavor
If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker
Her opponents don’t have a candidate, and they don’t have a program.
Nov 20, 2018 / John Nichols
Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy
That is, if anti-immigrant policies don’t stop civic engagement in its tracks.
Nov 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Democrats Are Finally Fighting for the States—and on Election Night, They Won Big Democrats Are Finally Fighting for the States—and on Election Night, They Won Big
Democrats have won back a third of the nearly 1,000 state legislative seats they lost during Obama’s presidency. Can they keep the momentum going?
Nov 20, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy
This election cycle, voters vigorously embraced broader enfranchisement, campaign-finance reform, and an end to partisan gerrymandering—Democratic leaders should, too.
Nov 20, 2018 / Adam Eichen
Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames
The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple.
Nov 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Best News From the Midterms? Down-Ballot Democratic Triumphs. The Best News From the Midterms? Down-Ballot Democratic Triumphs.
These winners will be the big names of our future national politics.
Nov 20, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Press Freedom The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Press Freedom
If the First Amendment means anything, it is the right to obtain public-interest information from impure, indeed hopelessly tainted, sources.
Nov 20, 2018 / Bruce Shapiro
Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few
Somebody needs to challenge Facebook's outsized power over the media. It should be a cooperative association, not another unaccountable behemoth.
Nov 20, 2018 / Nathan Schneider