Giuliani’s Convention Speech Got Everything Wrong About Policing Giuliani’s Convention Speech Got Everything Wrong About Policing
The former mayor believes that basic accountability for the police will unleash the forces of chaos and bring down Western civilization.
Jul 19, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale
Donald Trump’s Vicious Cycle, Broken Down Donald Trump’s Vicious Cycle, Broken Down
By the time you read this, he will have said/done/tweeted another incomprehensibly awful thing.
Jul 19, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
The First Night of the RNC Was a Cynical Exploitation of Grief The First Night of the RNC Was a Cynical Exploitation of Grief
The Republican Party has reached a new low.
Jul 19, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Donald Trump Will Lead a Theocratic Party Into the Election Donald Trump Will Lead a Theocratic Party Into the Election
Republicans attack LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, judicial independence, and the wall of separation between church and state.
Jul 19, 2016 / John Nichols
Top 10 Songs About Nelson Mandela Top 10 Songs About Nelson Mandela
Few, if any, of the towering figures of the 20th century inspired as many people, or as many songs, as Nelson Mandela.
Jul 18, 2016 / Peter Rothberg
Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November
They were offered the choice between a neoliberal technocrat and a right-wing demagogue–does that sound familiar?
Jul 18, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Dangerous Militarization of the Cleveland Police Department The Dangerous Militarization of the Cleveland Police Department
Over $20 million in new equipment has arrived in the city, adding to the risk of escalated violence in the midst of a nationwide strain on police-community relations.
Jul 18, 2016 / George Zornick
How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings
It’s easy when war is a video game.
Jul 18, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters
The Turkish president and his followers have latched on to social media tools and secular symbols.
Jul 18, 2016 / Dimiter Kenarov
As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters
Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to be purged from the voter rolls in the state’s largest counties.
Jul 18, 2016 / Ari Berman