The Toxic History of the Salton Sea The Toxic History of the Salton Sea
A new book by Traci Brynne Voyles catalogs the alarming events that created one of the West’s most polluted bodies of water.
Aug 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
Seeing the Backside of the Forward Party Seeing the Backside of the Forward Party
Andrew Yang’s lament that “millions of Americans” are appalled by the FBI’s raid on Trump’s home shows how sad, empty, and maybe dangerous his new party’s politics really are.
Aug 9, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But That’s a Bad Old Idea. Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But That’s a Bad Old Idea.
It should focus on our security at home instead.
Aug 9, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Forced Treatment Isn’t What Unhoused People Need Forced Treatment Isn’t What Unhoused People Need
California will use CARE Courts to coerce people living on the streets who are perceived to have a mental illness into involuntary care.
Aug 9, 2022 / Cecelia Luis
Synthetic Drugs Are Sending the Overdose Crisis Into Overdrive Synthetic Drugs Are Sending the Overdose Crisis Into Overdrive
US policy is keeping public health officials, scientists, and emergency-room doctors in the dark about a growing manufactured plague.
Aug 9, 2022 / Joseph Friedman and Eric Reinhart
Letters From the August 22/29, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 22/29, 2022, Issue
Gay liberation… Hooded justice…
Aug 9, 2022 / Our Readers
Theocracy Now! The Forgotten Prophet of the Resurgent Right Theocracy Now! The Forgotten Prophet of the Resurgent Right
Overshadowed during his lifetime by his famous brother-in-law William F. Buckley, L. Brent Bozell Jr. has proved the true prophet of the American right.
Steve Bannon’s Endgame Steve Bannon’s Endgame
Despite facing legal defeats, Trump’s former adviser is scheming Trump’s return—and Trump’s revenge.
Aug 9, 2022 / John Nichols
Trump on Pence as Mob Constructs Gallows Trump on Pence as Mob Constructs Gallows
No calls for dispersal, just insults to Pence Was what Trump relayed to the crowd he harangued. He called Pence disloyal and things worse than that. No thanks to his boss did Mike…
Aug 9, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin