Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today

On the 75th anniversary of his famous speech, freedom is once again under siege—this time from within.

The Editors

This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’

The legal foundations of thousands of public-sector bargaining agreements could soon disappear.

The Editors

Asking for a Friend: Can I Steal From Chain Stores to Feed Myself?

Liza discusses the morality of shoplifting when you’re hungry and how to talk to children about racism and police brutality.

Liza Featherstone

Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation

Residents of Harney County are poor, white, and conservative. Not a single one of them has joined the Bundy militia.

Zoë Carpenter

The Hillary Clinton Double Standard

Doug Henwood’s My Turn avoids dealing with the gendered attacks on Hillary—but doesn’t quite escape the pit itself.

Katha Pollitt

Two Campaign Trajectories: An Analysis

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue

Nader haters and lovers… ties that unbind… cold war, hot debate… exchange with Tim Shorrock (web-only)…

Our Readers and Tim Shorrock