This Gun-Control Activist Helped Plan the March for Our Lives. Now She’s Running for Congress. This Gun-Control Activist Helped Plan the March for Our Lives. Now She’s Running for Congress.
Lucy McBath, whose son was shot and killed in 2012, has jumped into the primary to take on Karen Handel in Georgia’s sixth district.
Apr 20, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power
He’s filling his administration, agencies, and the courts with activists who peddle junk science and lies about both contraception and abortion.
Apr 19, 2018 / Dawn Huckelbridge
Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue
A worthy tribute… Beyond the border of cruelty… What took so long?…
Apr 19, 2018 / Our Readers
How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump
To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant.
Apr 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing
Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver? Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver?
In every legislative district in the state, voters want to see expanded coverage.
Apr 18, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Colin McAuliffe, and Avery Wendell
How Progressives Can Engage Russia How Progressives Can Engage Russia
America’s security depends on defeating oligarchy abroad and at home.
Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / David Klion
Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It
His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.
Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition
Two opposing decisions in Arizona and New Jersey make clear the importance of local politics for Dreamers.
Apr 18, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists
Across the US, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office—and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.
Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / Donna Minkowitz
The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation
Are Democrats finally learning to refuse to play the “pay-for” game?
Apr 17, 2018 / Joshua Holland