Biden’s Pitch to Voters: Dream Small
Running as the inheritor of Obama's legacy, the former vice president offers a health care plan that lacks audacity and offers little hope.
Politics
Mississippi Quotes John Roberts to Defend Its Racist Election Law
The state's response to a lawsuit by four black voters shows the wide ramifications of the Supreme Court's recent gerrymandering ruling.
We’re Having the Wrong Debate About a $15 Minimum Wage
Will it cost jobs? Maybe. But there are other important questions to ask.
It’s Not Strategy, It’s Racism
Pundits say Trump's tweets about "The Squad" are part of a master plan. They're wrong.
When John Paul Stevens Eviscerated Antonin Scalia
The late justice dismantled originalism in his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark gun-rights case.
Make the Guarantee Clause Great Again
How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Joe Biden hoped to guard his frontrunner status and stay above the 2020 campaign fray. Now he'll have to run to keep up with the pack.
Trump and His Deplorables
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.
Playing Soldiers
An Afghanistan veteran reckons with growing up on G.I. Joe and growing tired of American war drums.
Most Veterans Say America’s Wars Are a Waste. No One’s Listening to Them.
There's a widening gap between Washington's bipartisan militarism and veterans' bipartisan war-skepticism.
Trump’s Day of Terror
His planned raid against undocumented immigrants on Sunday recalls some of the darkest chapters in American history.
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally.
Why We’re Challenging the 2020 Democrats to a Climate Summit
This crisis deserves far more than 15 minutes of airtime.
New York’s Invisible Climate Migrants
Global warming is causing mass migrations around the world. In New York, it's forcing people from their homes in quieter ways.
How to Save Journalism
The biggest threat to the health of the media industry is Silicon Valley. And the antidote might just be organized labor.
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.
Alexander Acosta’s Trumpian Non-Apology
The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago—then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud.
It’s Plainly Obvious That Donald Trump Has No Iran Policy
His dim tweets and rash threats have pinned the U.S. in a corner with Tehran.
New Orleans Braces for a One-Two Weather Punch
The dual threat of late-season river flooding and early-season hurricanes is a sign of things to come for our warming world.
Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project
If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid.
