Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue
Not that unpopular… Subject, verb… violence… DNC MIA… Applause for Merkley… Perriello: promise and peril… Thoughtful space… Top keavy…
Jun 29, 2017 / Our Readers
This New Deal Agency Promoted Civil Rights. Trump Wants to Kill It. This New Deal Agency Promoted Civil Rights. Trump Wants to Kill It.
After civil-rights leader A. Phillip Randolph threatened to lead a march on Washington, FDR created the Fair Employment Practices Committee.
Jun 28, 2017 / Waleed Shahid
Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia
“Russiagate” has become a grave threat to US national security—but its discredited foundational allegations persist.
Jun 28, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Lessons We Learned From Jon Ossoff’s Defeat The Lessons We Learned From Jon Ossoff’s Defeat
The midterms will be much different, but Democrats need better candidates.
Jun 22, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
This Union Ironworker Has a Plan to Beat Paul Ryan This Union Ironworker Has a Plan to Beat Paul Ryan
A construction worker takes on the speaker of the House—and sparks fly.
Jun 22, 2017 / John Nichols
Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed? Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed?
Though briefly noted by the mainstream media, we may have witnessed three essential truths about the new Cold War.
Jun 21, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats
It’s time to bury the Panera Bread strategy.
Jun 21, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
Running for Governor, Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Turn Georgia Blue Running for Governor, Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Turn Georgia Blue
She united the Democratic Party’s competing wings to launch her historic campaign. Now she has to turn out a different kind of electorate.
Jun 20, 2017 / Joan Walsh
On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues
The media—having learned the wrong lessons from the 2016 campaign—continue to keep Americans shocked rather than informed. The results are toxic to our democracy.
Jun 20, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard
As recent races in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere show, the Democratic establishment has formidable financial and bureaucratic resources and won’t go down without a fight.
Jun 20, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss