Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest
The former defense secretary’s scathing attack on Trump’s shredding the Constitution showed how wrong The New York Times was to publish Cotton.
Jun 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Masha Gessen on Trump’s ‘Autocratic Attempt’ on America Masha Gessen on Trump’s ‘Autocratic Attempt’ on America
The author of Surviving Autocracy argues that ideals are needed to defeat Trumpism but they’re missing from the Democratic Party.
Jun 3, 2020 / Q&A / Stephanie deGooyer
Letters From the June 15/22, 2020, Issue Letters From the June 15/22, 2020, Issue
Don’t blame the Boasians… Tilting at windmills… Dark recesses… The road already taken… Submerging the valley…
Jun 2, 2020 / Our Readers
Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Shows Just How Low He’ll Go to Win Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Shows Just How Low He’ll Go to Win
His attack on Twitter is really an attack on the right to criticize the president.
May 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s Crackpot Claims Are a Distraction—and We’re Taking the Bait Trump’s Crackpot Claims Are a Distraction—and We’re Taking the Bait
The president’s claim that he’s taking a discredited Covid treatment is throwing the media off the real news.
May 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Michael Jordan: Alone Michael Jordan: Alone
After watching the 10-part documentary about the Chicago Bulls, does anyone still want to be like Mike?
May 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class
Liberal and conservative elites aren’t grappling with the pandemic’s toll on working-class people—and the impossible choices they’re forced to make.
May 15, 2020 / Michael Massing
Trump’s New Press Secretary Fits Right In Trump’s New Press Secretary Fits Right In
Everywhere you look, the president has appointed people who undermine their job’s essential reason for being.
May 14, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Michael Jordan and the Tragedy of the Bully Michael Jordan and the Tragedy of the Bully
One does not need to be “like Mike” to achieve greatness. Just ask Bill Russell.
May 13, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story
US coronavirus stimulus measures can help prevent the world from doubling down on another mass-casualty event: climate change.
May 13, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard