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Iowa’s New Voter-ID Law Would Have Disenfranchised My Grandmother Iowa’s New Voter-ID Law Would Have Disenfranchised My Grandmother

260,000 eligible voters could be blocked from the polls by the new law.

Apr 13, 2017 / Ari Berman

Tom Frank: Would Bernie Have Been Able to Beat Trump? Hell Yes!

Tom Frank: Would Bernie Have Been Able to Beat Trump? Hell Yes! Tom Frank: Would Bernie Have Been Able to Beat Trump? Hell Yes!

Plus: Amy Wilentz on Ivanka and Jared; Ari Berman on voting rights under Justice Neil Gorsuch.

Apr 13, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

‘Words Are Also Deeds’: Unverified Stories and the Growing Risk of War With Russia ‘Words Are Also Deeds’: Unverified Stories and the Growing Risk of War With Russia

The US narratives for which there are as of yet no facts could lead to direct military conflict between Washington and Moscow.

Apr 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

War-merica

Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook

For those who recognize that Trump cannot bomb his way to peace, it is time to revive and mobilize an antiwar movement.

Apr 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vote Flag Texas

A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump

Rebuking Jeff Sessions, a federal court rules that Texas’s voter-ID law intentionally discriminated against minority voters.

Apr 11, 2017 / Ari Berman

Brexit

The Far Right Finally Has Brexit—and It’s Making a Royal Mess of It The Far Right Finally Has Brexit—and It’s Making a Royal Mess of It

Just like the Republicans, the UK right doesn’t know what to do when it gets what it wants.

Apr 7, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Donald Trump Joint Session 2017

Sarah Posner: What Would Jesus Do—About Donald Trump?   Sarah Posner: What Would Jesus Do—About Donald Trump?  

The writer on evangelicals and politics, before and after the election.

Apr 7, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Social Security Cards

Expanding Social Security Has More Momentum Than You Think Expanding Social Security Has More Momentum Than You Think

Over 80 percent of House Democrats agree that it’s time. 

Apr 6, 2017 / George Zornick

McCarthy Hearing

On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges On Trump, McCarthyism, and the Russia Hacking Charges

One legacy of the McCarthy era is the cloud of suspicion that still hangs over anything connected with the former Soviet Union.

Apr 6, 2017 / Victor Navasky

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Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue

Hamilton!, the article (and a back-and-forth)… Small-town resistance… The Lone Star State sends its regards…

Apr 6, 2017 / Our Readers

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