Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst
Overcoming a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.
Jul 27, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Crisis in Haiti, Again Crisis in Haiti, Again
A year after the president was assassinated, violence, inflation, and food insecurity deepen a crisis that has resulted in at least 188 people dead and nearly 17,000 people displac...
Jul 27, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate
Joe Manchin only matters because all 50 GOP senators are willing to let the planet burn.
Jul 27, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard
Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table
The Roe reversal has brought together a potential coalition that, if leveraged, could prove a powerful challenge to the anti-abortion movement.
Jul 27, 2022 / Addy Baird
Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward. Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward.
Those are the two top takeaways from the January 6 committee’s stunning first “season.”
Jul 27, 2022 / Joan Walsh
What Happened to Newspaper Book Reviewing? What Happened to Newspaper Book Reviewing?
As a mode of recommendation, the newspaper fiction review has less to recommend it than ever before.
Jul 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Frank Guan
Democrats Are Losing the Working Class, but You Shouldn’t Blame the Left Democrats Are Losing the Working Class, but You Shouldn’t Blame the Left
The reason people are disenchanted is that this economy doesn’t work for them.
Jul 26, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressives Unite Behind Mandela Barnes in the Wisconsin Senate Race Progressives Unite Behind Mandela Barnes in the Wisconsin Senate Race
A week after Bernie Sanders backed the Senate candidate, Barnes wins a big endorsement from progressive rival Tom Nelson.
Jul 26, 2022 / John Nichols
“Roe” Is the Past, Human Rights Are the Future “Roe” Is the Past, Human Rights Are the Future
Roe v. Wade didn’t guarantee unfettered abortion access in the United States. It’s past time human rights were placed at the center of our demands.
Jul 26, 2022 / Akila Radhakrishnan