Where the Republican Party Began
Sidney Blumenthal’s new volume in his biography of Lincoln explores the role of leadership in the remaking of American politics in the 1850s.
It Will Take More Than Single-Payer to Make Baltimore Healthy
More than lack of access to health care, the ongoing legacies of Jim Crow diminish African Americans’ health.
When Soft Power Salutes Despots
American diplomacy once leaned against aspiring dictators. But Trump found reasons to cozy up to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at this week’s ASEAN meetings.
Fossil-Free Finance
The surprising successes of the divestment movement as an anti-carbon organizing strategy
The Proselytizers and the Privatizers
How religious sectarian school voucher extremists made useful idiots of the charter movement
Unfriendly Skies
It’s time to admit that airline deregulation has failed passengers, workers—and economic efficiency.
An American Way for America Now
Why the country needs a Democratic party that knows it needs white working-class voters
Francis Revives the Workers’ Church
The Catholic Church in America—once an ally of workers and their unions—grew deferential to big money in recent decades. Now, prompted by the Pope, a new generation of labor priests and bishops is trying to change that.
Weakening Medicaid From Within
The Trump administration is poised to misuse its legal authority in an effort to cull people from the Medicaid rolls.
Desegregated, Differently
Half of Hartford’s schoolkids attend integrated schools, thanks to a legal strategy that might work elsewhere.
Not Britain’s Finest Hour
If Brexit actually happens, those most harmed will be the people who voted for it. How did Britain get into such a mess, and how might she yet muddle out of it?
White Nationalism and Economic Nationalism
Democrats can’t compete with Bannon on racism—and shouldn’t—but they can certainly outdo him when it comes to good jobs.
What Will It Take for Black Lives to Matter?
Nonviolent, cross-racial coalitions are the only way back to a decent America.
Low Unemployment Doesn’t Increase Wages Like It Used To
Full employment is still necessary, but rebuilding the middle class also requires dethroning shareholders and boosting worker power.
The Freedom Caucus’s Man on the Inside
Mick Mulvaney has his dream job as director of OMB. Given the general chaos in Trump-world, what can he make of it?
Real Tax Reform: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Trump’s proposed tax cuts, mostly on corporations and the wealthy, will do nothing to help the people who elected him president.
Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander
With extreme gerrymanders on the rise, it is time for the Supreme Court—and the states—to curb a practice that has gotten out of control.
France and Germany: An Aging Couple Carries On
Merkel and Macron need each other, as emblems of a still vital European center. But can Macron deliver more than symbols, and will Merkel take her foot off Europe’s oxygen hose?
How She Lost
Malpractice cost Clinton the election, but her ambivalence on big issues was produced by big structural factors that affect all Democrats.
Can Love Conquer Hate?
Will the increasing prevalence of intermarriage lead to broader empathy and understanding?
Despair Is Not an Option
The Trump presidency is not the end of the American story.
