Congress loves socialized health care — for itself
For $3.5 trillion a year, shouldn’t we Americans have a world-class health care system? Yet while we spend the most of any advanced nation...
How Donald Trump is undermining the will of the American people
At stake are thousands of critical votes in a battleground state—as well as the integrity of the entire election.
Personal interview: Michael T. Klare What are the Prospects for Peace?
Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; defense correspondent of The Nation magazine; and author.
Can careening House misfits double down what made Trump unelectable—and dodge electoral suicide?
How do two failed House years, after the wildly absurd kick-off, not wreck the right, not the left?
Why are there fees on everything?
They hide the true cost when you buy a good or service.
A House Divided (On Gun Control) Cannot Vacation
This historic protest was demanding what can only be called a meager measure, delaying suspected terrorists from buying guns. What about restoring the assault-weapons ban?
The Voting Rights Act 2.0
Over half a century after the Voting Rights Act became law, the struggle continues.
Rich men versus the rest of us
The new country hit song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” embodies the GOP’s narrative of white male resentment. But collectivism and an embrace of racial diversity are far more powerful and popular.
The elites won’t save us
We are in the twilight stages of the rolling corporate coup d’état begun four decades ago.
Trump’s fog machine
Trump figures that at some point the murk will seem too complicated and too partisan. Could he get away with it?