The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is
It took so much to get this one man. Will his conviction bring justice to other victims of sexual harassment?
Mar 4, 2020 / Bryce Covert
Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different? Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different?
With Super Tuesday past, can we finally talk seriously about climate change?
Mar 4, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump Is Running This Country Into the Ground Trump Is Running This Country Into the Ground
But no matter how much damage the president causes, he'll make it out unscathed, money in hand.
Mar 4, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not. Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not.
The Hardball host might still have a job if MSNBC superiors took earlier offenses seriously.
Mar 3, 2020 / Joan Walsh
What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China? What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
They may fight over censorship and trade, but the biggest players all want the same thing: movies that make as much money as possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Phoebe Chen
The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser
What does it mean to take women’s claims of sexual assault seriously?
Mar 2, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders
A politics rooted in real issues and real people is far more powerful than the cynical methods that brought us Russiagate.
Feb 25, 2020 / Aaron Maté
Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche
Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.
Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again
Putin’s quest for a transformed nation and his own legacy.
Feb 21, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen
Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections
America’s journalists must do much better this time around.
Feb 19, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard