UN Secretary General: Without the US in the Paris Agreement, Humanity Faces Climate ‘Suicide’ UN Secretary General: Without the US in the Paris Agreement, Humanity Faces Climate ‘Suicide’
Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”
Dec 2, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Donald Trump Just Paid $3 Million to Expand Joe Biden’s Margin of Victory Donald Trump Just Paid $3 Million to Expand Joe Biden’s Margin of Victory
As states certify an ever-expanding win for Biden, the president’s campaign keeps spending money to confirm the Democrat’s mandate.
Dec 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You? Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?
The sole book she released during her life was a work of ahead of its time in terms of style, irreverence, and experimentation.
Dec 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?
“Thanks Forgiving,” a poem.
Dec 2, 2020 / Verandah Porche
This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order
In Cedar Point Nursery, conservatives are invoking a Jim Crow version of property rights.
Dec 2, 2020 / Nathan Newman
Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All
Here’s how we can.
Dec 2, 2020 / Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Will Biden Finally End the War in Afghanistan? Will Biden Finally End the War in Afghanistan?
The answer hinges on whether he and Mitch McConnell can agree on a solution.
Dec 2, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
How Hospital Monopolies Broke the Health Care System How Hospital Monopolies Broke the Health Care System
Corporate consolidation has left the US with a health care system built for profit, not people.
Dec 2, 2020 / Feature / Susie Cagle
Don’t Expect Biden to Do Much About the War State Don’t Expect Biden to Do Much About the War State
Business-as-usual will continue in a Biden administration. Pressure for change must come from the grassroots or it won’t happen at all.
Dec 1, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
Can Democrats Really Win Georgia’s 2 Senate Seats? Can Democrats Really Win Georgia’s 2 Senate Seats?
It’ll be tough, but here are the keys.
Dec 1, 2020 / Joan Walsh