From Athens to North Carolina, Filmmaker Astra Taylor Asks: "What Is Democracy?"
In “What Is Democracy?,” filmmaker Astra Taylor asks how the struggles of the living can illuminate political theory’s most basic questions.
Politics
The War on Immigrants
William Barr May Be Worse on Immigration Than Jeff Sessions
William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has a long record of immigration extremism.
Why Won't Mitch McConnell Just End Trump's Shutdown? He's Up for Re-Election in 2020
Mitch McConnell could easily round up the support needed to reopen the government. But doing so might cost him in 2020. So here we all sit.
A Shutdown for the 99 Percent, Concierge Government for the 1 Percent
Powerful real-estate interests successfully lobbied to avoid the consequences of the shutdown, while American workers go without pay.
Shuttered IRS Is Sending Automated Warnings of Asset Seizures, With Nobody to Call to Stop Them
What do you do when the government is shut down, running on autopilot, and about to crash into you?
Voices
Who Are the Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2020?
Who is going to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election? Here are Mehdi Hasan’s top 10 picks.
The Union Fight That Defined Beto O’Rourke’s City Council Days
Years before he was a potential 2020 presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke was a leading voice in a high-profile battle with a police union.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Study: U.S. Newspapers Are More Than Twice As Likely to Cite Israeli Sources in Headlines Than Palestinian Ones
The study analyzed 50 years of news headlines on the Israel-Palestine conflict and found an overwhelming slant toward the Israeli point of view.
Voices
As Democratic Elites Reunite With Neocons, the Party's Voters Are Becoming Far More Militaristic and Pro-War Than Republicans
Democrats once favored an end to Middle East wars. Reflecting their Trump-era ethos, Democrats are now their primary proponents.
Progressives Fought for Key Committee Spots, but Centrist New Dems Came Out on Top
The Congressional Progressive Caucus’s high-profile members were largely shut out of new assignments to three critical “money committees.”