The Bully We Secretly Want in the Oval Office The Bully We Secretly Want in the Oval Office
In a strange way, some Americans would risk having a loose cannon like Trump in the White House even if it comes crashing down on them.
Oct 6, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System Trump Benefits From a Broken Tax System
Revelations about Donald Trump’s tax returns—and the probability that he has paid no federal income tax for decades—should spur movements to fix our broken tax system.
Oct 6, 2016 / Chuck Collins
Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria? Slouching Toward War With Russia in Syria?
The proposed Obama-Putin cooperation was killed by its enemies in Washington, with dire implications.
Oct 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why I Voted Nader in 2000 and Will Be Voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Why I Voted Nader in 2000 and Will Be Voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016
Trump’s candidacy does not bode well for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Oct 6, 2016 / Touré Reed
A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country
Arlie Hochschild on her new book, plus Amy Wilentz on Trump’s high road and Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser on Command and Control.
Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue
Not so Gurley after all… I beg your pardon!… Why the fuss over Russ?… Disruption roulette… Collective responsibility…
Oct 6, 2016 / Our Readers
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Compare them to Oregon’s, which make voting incredibly easy.
Oct 6, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
On Losing the First Debate On Losing the First Debate
Donald Trump claims that someone may have broken his microphone on purpose, and that Lester Holt asked unfair questions.—News reports A blowhard’s ID is revealed by one sign: How q…
Oct 6, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 3: Just How Broken Is Our Immigration System? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 3: Just How Broken Is Our Immigration System?
Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants and send them “to the back of the line.” What line is he even talking about?
Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump
She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”
Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt