IT: Chapter Two and the Great American Tradition of Selling Native Spirituality
Colonizers once tried to erase indigenous culture. Now they exploit it.
Politics
The Curse of Osama Bin Laden
Why can’t the United States quit Saudi Arabia?
The Blood-Dimmed Tide
Climate change is poised to alter the face of global conflict.
Schrödinger’s Impeachment
House Democrats have begun the process of impeaching Trump—whether they admit it or not.
Democrats Are Trapped in Trump’s “Deep State” War
Their agenda should not be to restore the national security status quo but to overhaul it.
Julián Castro Is Not Here to Make Friends
Guardians of civility are shocked when, at a Democratic debate, a debate occurs.
What the Press Gets Wrong About Primary Debates
They aren't meant to gin up scathing attacks and YouTube moments. They're supposed to give voters a chance to get comfortable with the candidates.
The Water Wars Are Here
In a warming world, fights over water usage have become ideological battles.
Second Tier in Top Form at Democratic Debate
While most attention was focused on Biden, Warren, and Sanders, candidates at the ends of the stage brought big energy—and big ideas.
It’s Not That Hard to Have a Substantive Exchange About Global Warming
On Thursday night, Democratic voters were getting snatches of the policy fights they deserve—just not on the topic that could matter most.
Sanders and Warren Plot Their End Run Around the Senate
Their radically different approaches to the filibuster prove that the two candidates are different sorts of radicals.
Joe Biden Doesn’t Seem to Understand Health Care
The Democratic debate reveals that the vice president has only a shaky grasp on his competitors' plans—as well as his own.
A Hypocrite Accuses Elizabeth Warren of Hypocrisy
There's a solid dirty money case to be made against the Democratic contender, but Ed Rendell is the wrong person to litigate it.
Inside Trump’s Border Chaos
Thousands of asylum-seekers were released into towns and cities near the border, straining local resources. Was the resulting havoc a product of negligence, incompetence, or something more sinister?
North Carolina Sends Democrats a Wake-Up Call
It’s not the narrow loss in a special election that should worry the national party, it’s what Republicans did the next morning.
Kamala Harris Gets Slightly Less Tough on Crime
The former prosecutor offered her measured version of criminal justice reform in advance of tonight's Democratic debate.
Liberalism Is at a Crossroads, Not a Dead End
Some leftist thinkers are too pessimistic about the fate of liberal values in the age of Trump.
The Democrats’ Shameful Legacy on Crime
Bill Clinton isn't the only one who deserves blame for turning America into a carceral state.
How Greedy Hospitals Fleece the Poor
The most vulnerable Americans are being dunned into destitution through surprise fees and fraudulent practices.
What Christine Blasey Ford Said
"She Said," a chronicle of the #MeToo era by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, reveals the power of women who, together, refused to stay silent.
