It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism
The billionaire is at odds with a historic American commitment to religious pluralism and separation of church and state.
Feb 19, 2016 / John Nichols
Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics
Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.
Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In
The candidate demonizes Muslims while pandering to vets.
Feb 18, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism
The real violence threatening America is that of our immoral public policy choices, at home and abroad.
Feb 9, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American
In the president’s first visit to a US mosque, he condemned the anti-Muslim rhetoric sweeping the Republican presidential campaign.
Feb 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque
“You fit in here,” the president told American Muslims in a rebuke to growing anti-Muslim bigotry.
Feb 4, 2016 / Ali Gharib
What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council? What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council?
While the media highlight “conflict,” residents say there’s not much ethnic tension worth mentioning.
Feb 1, 2016 / Tom Perkins
Letters From the February 15, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 15, 2016, Issue
The once and future UN… no contradiction here… painful question…
Jan 28, 2016 / Our Readers
The Origins of Blood Libel The Origins of Blood Libel
E.M. Rose reconsiders where the anti-Semitic slur came from, and how it stuck around.
Jan 28, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Madeleine Schwartz
‘Make Sure Everybody Can Get a Gun Easier Than They Can Vote’ ‘Make Sure Everybody Can Get a Gun Easier Than They Can Vote’
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II on the Republicans’ new agenda.
Jan 25, 2016 / The Nation