Beto O’Rourke Is Doing What Donald Trump Is Simply Incapable Of Beto O’Rourke Is Doing What Donald Trump Is Simply Incapable Of
The Texan is demonstrating real leadership in the wake of a horrific mass shooting by unequivocally condemning racism. And Americans are responding.
Aug 7, 2019 / John Nichols
After the El Paso Massacre, the Choice Is Green Socialism or Eco-Fascism After the El Paso Massacre, the Choice Is Green Socialism or Eco-Fascism
The alleged shooter mixes standard Trumpian racism with Malthusian fascism.
Aug 5, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot Before Donald Trump, There Was Ross Perot
Perot was a “welfare billionaire” who grew rich off Medicare and Medicaid contracts—and turned the deficit into a national fetish.
Jul 11, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry
‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody ‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody
We watched one hunger striker, seemingly on the brink of death, collapse in front of us.
Mar 7, 2019 / Margaret Brown Vega and Nathan Craig
ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.
Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry
What to Say to White People What to Say to White People
If Democrats need lessons on maximizing votes across the demographic divide, 2018 provides some clear examples of what to do—and what not to.
Nov 27, 2018 / Steve Phillips
Beto O’Rourke Fights the Clampdown in Texas Beto O’Rourke Fights the Clampdown in Texas
His campaign represents a real-time experiment for a party that is still struggling to define itself in the Trump era.
Oct 3, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
Beto O’Rourke Has Found a New Way to Run for the US Senate From Texas Beto O’Rourke Has Found a New Way to Run for the US Senate From Texas
And it’s working.
Aug 24, 2018 / John Nichols
Human Rights From the Bottom Up Human Rights From the Bottom Up
As the US abandons its global humanitarian commitments, activists reimagine them at the southern border.
Aug 8, 2018 / Joel Pruce
Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue
Mangled meaning… Border cruelty…
Jun 7, 2018 / Our Readers