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What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire?

What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire? What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire?

Fleeing Aleppo with civilians and battered by Russian bombing, ISIS, and Kurdish militias, they have little hope that it will hold.

Feb 25, 2016 / Jesse Rosenfeld

This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library

This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library

Dr. Carla Hayden will be the first woman and African American to fill the post—unless Senate Republicans stand in her way.

Feb 25, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina

63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina 63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina

That’s the number of minority registered voters who could be blocked from the polls by the state’s new voter ID law.

Feb 25, 2016 / Ari Berman

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

The problem with US military strategy is that it doesn’t fix any of the problems it’s setting out to address.

Feb 25, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley

The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley

The Senate Judiciary Committee chair has been around long enough to know that his refusal to hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee is at odds with historical precedent and the C...

Feb 25, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Baton Rouge

Start Making Sense: Can Anything Stop Trump? Start Making Sense: Can Anything Stop Trump?

John Nichols and Julianne Hing report. Plus: film critic A.O. Scott talks about pleasure, beauty, and truth.

Feb 25, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets

One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets

Meet Swoon.

Feb 25, 2016 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Jeb Bush’s Campaign as Sports Metaphor

Jeb Bush’s Campaign as Sports Metaphor Jeb Bush’s Campaign as Sports Metaphor

You came to play tennis, And thus came up short. Professional wrestling Was never your sport.

Feb 25, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Why Are Public Broadcasters Parroting Conservative Talking Points?

Why Are Public Broadcasters Parroting Conservative Talking Points? Why Are Public Broadcasters Parroting Conservative Talking Points?

The moderators at the recent PBS debate followed a right-wing script on how to frame Democratic issues.

Feb 25, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

5 Books: The Pre-History of Donald Trump 5 Books: The Pre-History of Donald Trump

Before there was Trump, there was the rise of the radical right.

Feb 25, 2016 / Timothy Shenk

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