December 6, 1865: The 13th Amendment, Prohibiting Slavery, Is Ratified December 6, 1865: The 13th Amendment, Prohibiting Slavery, Is Ratified
“In our country the bitter fruits of national injustice and oppression were apparent at an early day.”
Dec 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
December 5, 1933: Prohibition Ends December 5, 1933: Prohibition Ends
“We shall continue to fight for rigid control and for the reeducation of the country in the direction of temperance.”
Dec 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door
Detention-reform advocates draw responses from Democratic candidates to a growing protest that began on Thanksgiving.
Dec 4, 2015 / Julianne Hing
Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
In his first major speech as speaker of the House, Ryan inadvertently made one of the strongest arguments for lifting the wage floor.
Dec 4, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach
The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump
CNN refuses to bend to Trump. Now, if only his fellow Republicans would do so.
Dec 4, 2015 / John Nichols
The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control
The paranoid right-wing fringe believes it needs guns to overthrow the government—and even so-called GOP moderates are pandering to them.
Dec 3, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Dropout Remorse Dropout Remorse
So what was so bad about Walker? Was Perry that god-awful slow? And though Bobby Jindal Could see his polls dwindle, Just why did he give up and go? Yes, once I disdained all these…
Dec 3, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Voting Rights and the Second Redemption Voting Rights and the Second Redemption
Ari Berman’s Give Us the Ballot argues that democratic rights can never be taken for granted.
Dec 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Why Are Democrats Silent on Rahm Emanuel? Why Are Democrats Silent on Rahm Emanuel?
If you care about police brutality, you care even when “your team” needs to be held accountable.
Dec 3, 2015 / George Zornick
In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive
156,000 of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV are undiagnosed—so why do we have outdated laws that encourage ignorance?
Dec 2, 2015 / John Knefel