Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue
Neglecting the role that Donald Trump and his allies have already played in assaulting democracy is political malpractice.
Oct 13, 2022 / John Nichols
Windbreak Windbreak
In hurricane season the old trees suffer. Especially the ones standing alone. Their roots no match for a summer wind churning at sea, inhaling slights and salt air, then rus…
Oct 13, 2022 / Poems / John Freeman
Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education
To say nothing of the fact that we don’t value reading enough in the first place!
Oct 13, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely. Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely.
Even given Europe's energy crisis, the case against nuclear power has never been so conclusive—and so important.
Oct 13, 2022 / Paul Hockenos
Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies
His roman à clef Brenner documents the last days of a hyper-articulate and depressive scion of a cigar fortune.
Oct 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlie Lee
Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?
Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.
Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart
Two news stories highlighting the House minority speaker’s role in downplaying the January 6 coup attempt show him to be a weak and amoral Trump collaborator.
Oct 13, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue
Democrats can seize the moment to show how the attack on abortion access connects to other economic issues voters are facing and offer a comprehensive vision in response.
Oct 12, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
Everything Biden’s Pardon for Marijuana Convictions Does and Doesn’t Do Everything Biden’s Pardon for Marijuana Convictions Does and Doesn’t Do
The order speaks not only to the rapidly changing politics of this issue but also to how much more we urgently need to address.
Oct 12, 2022 / Kali Holloway
Hispanic/Latinx USA Hispanic/Latinx USA
The Hispanic/Latinx population in the USA was 62.1 million in 2020, and is projected to reach 68 million in 2025, yet Latinx communities continue to suffer from higher poverty rate...
Oct 12, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo