Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death

From signature strikes in Pakistan to police violence in Baltimore, the state is seemingly uninterested in even counting how many people it kills.

The Editors

‘Clinton Rules’ 2.0

Falling back down the rabbit hole.

Michelle Goldberg

Quashing the Comcast Merger Is Just the Beginning

A new antitrust movement is on the march.

Zephyr Teachout

Which Presidential Candidates Can We Trust on TPP?

Some politicans are waffling on a disastrous trade deal.

John Nichols

Comix Nation

Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: The Deeper South

Descendants of American Southerners don Confederate uniforms to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Brazil. As many as 10,000 Southerners relocated to Brazil during Reconstruction. Each year, their descendants throw the elaborate Festa dos Confederados. Read More

Andre Penner

Why Do Political Reporters Refuse to Show Us the Money?

Fairytales about the health of our democracy disguise the corrupting influence of top donors.

Eric Alterman

The American Ritual of Racial Killings

We cannot turn away from police murders, but nor can we see them.

Patricia J. Williams

Bush as Bigfoot

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Happy Anniversary!… Liberal de-nihilism…

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