America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa
Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?
Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico
Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.
Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen
Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue
Kneeling down, rising up… The wrong idol… False flag… Digital redistricting?… A worthy candidate… From the stacks…
Oct 19, 2017 / Our Readers
Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue
Thoughts on What Happened… Down with epistocracy… BLM articles matter… In Manning veritas… English lessons…
Oct 12, 2017 / Our Readers
Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy
There is a real desire for progressive solutions in every part of the country—including areas that many Democrats have, unfortunately, written off.
Oct 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Spanish Government Just Energized Catalonia’s Independence Movement The Spanish Government Just Energized Catalonia’s Independence Movement
The image of black-visored riot police clubbing peaceful citizens will long haunt Catalonia’s collective memory.
Oct 4, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court Just Might Be Ready to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Desperate defenders of biased maps warn of a "redistricting revolution."
Oct 3, 2017 / John Nichols
Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power
The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.
Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Blaming the People Blaming the People
Is democracy really the problem?
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer
More and more Americans understand that health care should be a basic right, not a commodity that you purchase if you can afford it.
Sep 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel