George Santos Just Established the Going Price for Kevin McCarthy’s Soul George Santos Just Established the Going Price for Kevin McCarthy’s Soul
The scandal-plagued New Yorker cast his first votes in the House Tuesday, without a whimper of objection from the GOP’s win-at-any-cost leadership.
Jan 4, 2023 / John Nichols
Country of Immigrants? Country of Immigrants?
The US immigration system is broken.
Jan 4, 2023 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz and Felipe Galindo
The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal
Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration.
Jan 4, 2023 / Walden Bello
How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red
The pillaging of Black communities in pursuit of the Black dollar is part of the premise of building wealth in America.
Jan 4, 2023 / Anthony Conwright
Lynne Tillman Breaks the Rules Lynne Tillman Breaks the Rules
Mothercare, a fascinating and sometimes fraught experiment with memoir, finds the author testing the limits of personal writing.
Jan 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Michele Moses
Sterilization Survivors Who Won Reparations Now Face Another Challenge—Getting It Sterilization Survivors Who Won Reparations Now Face Another Challenge—Getting It
Advocates and incarcerated survivors wonder if enough is being done to inform and assist all survivors in California, who have until the end of the year to apply for compensation.
Jan 3, 2023 / Victoria Law
The NFL Just Showed the World What It Thinks of Its Players The NFL Just Showed the World What It Thinks of Its Players
When a player almost dies on the field, the game must end.
Jan 3, 2023 / Dave Zirin
How Democrats Beat Arizona’s Extremist Republicans How Democrats Beat Arizona’s Extremist Republicans
Had the likes of Kari Lake taken office, it would have presented one of the greatest challenges to American democracy in modern times.
Jan 3, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Has the United States Ever Been a Democracy? Has the United States Ever Been a Democracy?
Blending history, political theory, and commentary on current events, Jedediah Purdy's new book examines how that the United States continues to fail to qualify as a system defined...
Jan 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld
Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology
The new Italian government’s culture war looks less like populism of the right and more like the same old blaming of capitalism’s victims.
Jan 2, 2023 / David Broder