How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System
From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.
Feb 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rennie Davis, 1940–2021 Rennie Davis, 1940–2021
“It was there that I learned about the Democratic National Convention,” he said. “It was there that I made the decision: I am going to Chicago.”
Feb 9, 2021 / Jon Wiener
Will American Sports Recover From Trumpism? Will American Sports Recover From Trumpism?
Over the past four years, Trumpism has gradually replaced sports as America’s most compelling live entertainment.
Feb 9, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte
Big Business Goes Up Against Democracy in Seattle Big Business Goes Up Against Democracy in Seattle
Local corporate interests are trying to recall elected City Council member Kshama Sawant.
Feb 9, 2021 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Exit Trump, Sort Of Exit Trump, Sort Of
When he got on that airplane to Florida, You could hear a great sigh of relief At the prospect of no longer having Such a man as commander in chief. Sure, his lies and his boasts w…
Feb 9, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the February 22/March 1, 2021, Issue Letters From the February 22/March 1, 2021, Issue
Overtures to Trump voters… Paging the Surgeon General… Post-progressive aid?… Seeing the work… Appreciating Alterman…
Feb 9, 2021 / Our Readers
Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work? Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work?
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him. Here are four ways he could make the Senate work.
Feb 9, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols
Mike Davis’s Forecast for the Left Mike Davis’s Forecast for the Left
His works of history and social criticism have grappled with the political and ecological disasters of the past. His work has now started to become more hopeful about the future.
Feb 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Micah Uetricht
The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism
The NFL is desperate to showcase Black talent in an effort to get us to ignore its treatment of Black people.
Feb 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin