Politics / September 13, 2023 Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House? The Republican speaker has caved to the party’s right flank by greenlighting impeachment hearings against President Biden. But an impasse over spending legislation may trigger a shutdown. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gestures towards the newly installed nameplate at his…
Economy / September 13, 2023 It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children Robert Reich has been telling us for years that policymakers have the power to end—or increase—poverty. New Census data proves him right. John Nichols Ad Policy Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) leaves the Senate chamber with Senator Kyrsten Sinema…
Society / September 13, 2023 Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. New York City needs immigrants, writes the city’s comptroller. Look at the numbers: The city has lost more than 400,000 residents since 2020. Brad Lander Ad Policy Seven members of the Cumales/Suarez family (kids aged 13, 12, 8, and 3…
September 13, 2023 Regret for the War on Terror Is Not the Same as Remorse For the White House, the Pentagon, and Congress, the War on Terror offered a political license to kill and displace people on a large scale. Norman Solomon Ad Policy Marines scan the area with their rifles during a security stop…
Society / StudentNation / September 13, 2023 What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted. Eshaan Mani Ad Policy A teenager sitting in front of their laptop. (Olivier Douliery / Getty) When…
Books & the Arts Today 5:00 am What Can True Crime Offer Us? What Can True Crime Offer Us? Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You tries to understand popular culture’s fixation on two lurid things: podcasts and murders. Bekah Waalkes September 13, 2023 A crime scene at Colorado College, 2004. (Photo By Glenn…
Activism / September 12, 2023 How Georgia Indicted a Movement The state’s prosecution of Stop Cop City protesters is astonishingly honest in its ambitions to crush Georgia’s left. Ad Policy Protesters gather outside Atlanta City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve public funding for the construction of a proposed police and…
Activism / September 12, 2023 The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA I’m a public school parent. I shouldn’t have to spend my time fighting these violent, bigoted extremists. Daisy Gardner Ad Policy People protesting a planned Pride month assembly argue with counterprotesters outside Saticoy Elementary School in Los Angeles, Friday, June 2, 2023….
Politics / September 12, 2023 This Advocate for Abortion Rights Is Running for Mississippi Attorney General Challenging the Republican who took the Dobbs case to the Supreme Court, Greta Kemp Martin champions civil rights, worker rights, and reproductive rights. John Nichols Ad Policy Greta Kemp Martin, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi attorney general, discusses her…
Politics / September 12, 2023 “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics In their attempt to serve as objective purveyors of fact and reason, Steve Kornacki, Nate Silver, and other data nerds are misleading the left-liberal electorate. Leif Weatherby Ad Policy Steve Kornacki. (Nathan Congleton / Getty Images) As we stare down another…