Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates
It is time to revive a peace and justice movement calling for the United States to stop its endless wars and turn its resources and attention to rebuilding our own country.
Apr 4, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...
Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang
The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP
In one day, his team weakened police oversight, defunded a global family planning program, and drafted a plan gutting the most popular provision of the ACA.
Apr 4, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Le Pen’s Long Shadow Le Pen’s Long Shadow
If you want to understand the wave of right-wing populism erupting in Europe and the United States, France is a good place to start.
Apr 4, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control
Poor Spicey.
Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch
Protests are planned in cities from San Francisco to Phoenix to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Portland, Maine.
Mar 31, 2017 / NationAction
Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch
If Republicans nuke the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, they have more to lose than Democrats do.
Mar 31, 2017 / Joshua Holland
The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality
Insisting without evidence that the mainstream media leans left, press critics do the right wing’s bidding.
Mar 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times
The accomplished scholar and influential civil-rights leader pushed hard to open doors and knock down barriers. He was also my best friend.
Mar 30, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage