The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility
In Trump’s hands, the country's diplomatic strategy in the Middle East can only get worse.
Nov 12, 2024 / Juan Cole
The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump
Any significant influence of RFK Jr. in Trump’s orbit would represent a recklessness never before seen in America’s public health history.
Nov 12, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement
Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.
Nov 12, 2024 / Lauren Stroh
Lore Segal’s Stubborn Optimism Lore Segal’s Stubborn Optimism
In her life and work, she moved through the world with a disarming blend of youthful curiosity and daring intelligence.
Nov 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michele Moses
Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
With Donald Trump’s reelection, the slide toward a dangerously empowered president has reached a moment of reckoning,
Nov 11, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.
Nov 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself. The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself.
The party should jettison its consultant class and move toward a local-membership model that would help to rejuvenate civic life across the country.
Nov 11, 2024 / Pete Davis
Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On
In Johnson County, a record-breaking 87,012 people voted on Tuesday. Democrat Christina Bohannan beat the Republican incumbent by over 35,000 votes—just 800 shy of what she needed...
Nov 11, 2024 / Dave Leshtz