War Criminal Found Dead at 88 War Criminal Found Dead at 88
The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.
Jul 1, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis
There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery
As the Delta variant spreads, it’s essential to make it easier for essential workers to get vaccinated—and that begins by giving paid sick leave for the shot.
Jul 1, 2021 / Terri Gerstein and Lorelei Salas
An Artist’s Vision of Brexit Nightmares An Artist’s Vision of Brexit Nightmares
Northern Ireland’s border tensions rise.
Jul 1, 2021 / OppArt / David Sandlin
New York’s Election Mess Is Not the Fault of Ranked-Choice Voting New York’s Election Mess Is Not the Fault of Ranked-Choice Voting
The chaotic count of mayoral election votes has “nothing to do with ranked-choice voting and everything to do with mistakes the Board of Elections has made.”
Jul 1, 2021 / John Nichols
On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots
On the Cheyenne River Reservation, the same government that for centuries brutally suppressed Lakota independence is now managing the Covid-19 vaccine drive.
Jul 1, 2021 / Photo Essay / Sarah Stacke
Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead
The Biden administration is not letting them go into effect while it has a say.
Jul 1, 2021 / Bryce Covert
The Truth About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement The Truth About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement
Progressives don’t have to convert Republicans—we just have to get Democrats to stand up.
Jul 1, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer
The mind-boggling budget underscores just how misguided Washington’s current “security” policies really are.
Jul 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
The Ideology of the Border The Ideology of the Border
Brendan O'Connor’s Blood Red Lines examines how disparate right-wing groups organized around a shared world view he calls “border fascism.”
Jul 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Felipe de la Hoz
Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price. Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price.
Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels
Jun 30, 2021 / Chris McGreal