In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
Sep 8, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Brandon D.L. Marshall
Progressives Need to Have Real Answers on Crime Progressives Need to Have Real Answers on Crime
California shows that unless the left acknowledges the need to make communities safe while maintaining support for criminal justice reform, right-wing demagogues will latch onto t...
Sep 1, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game
While the emerging GOP star benefits from the right’s version of affirmative action, his ugly response to the Jacksonville shootings shows the cost—and constraints—of his strategy.
Aug 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Americans Are More Violent Than Ever, and We Have No One to Blame but Ourselves Americans Are More Violent Than Ever, and We Have No One to Blame but Ourselves
This has been a violent American century—but even less recognized is how our War on Terror helped us to turn on one another.
Aug 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
The Real Hunter Biden Scandal The Real Hunter Biden Scandal
Joe Biden’s empathy is admirable. But it shouldn’t just be reserved for family.
Aug 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s (Still) the One Trump’s (Still) the One
Despite the Georgia indictments—and all his other legal troubles—Democrats are still going to have to beat him next November.
Aug 17, 2023 / John Nichols
Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990 Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990
Sinéad O’Connor explained the point of her career in her 2021 memoir: “Everyone wants a pop star. See? But I am a protest singer.” And her protests were epic. After O’Connor’s deat…
Jul 28, 2023 / John Nichols
What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration
The war on terror has led to the displacement of at least 38 million people, many of whom fled for their lives as fighting consumed their worlds.
Jul 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City” Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City”
Attorney Alex Joseph has a radical long-shot plan to halt the police training center: direct democracy.
Jul 20, 2023 / Ryan Zickgraf