A Murderous Evening in the Old South
Reading Time: 3 minutes A hair-raising story about a “kindly” white racist.
Enough With the Fireworks Already
Reading Time: 4 minutes Given the recent succession of one crisis after another, the nation could pause this Fourth of July for a bit of calm reflection.
Russian Bounties: What Did the President Know and When Did He Know it?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A former senior Pentagon intelligence official questions how the Trump administration handled internal reports that Russia paid bounties to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan.
In Politics, K-Pop Fans Turn Up the Volume
Reading Time: 5 minutes Folk and rock fans drove the peace movement of the 1960s; can K-pop stans help stop Trump?
The Arrogance of Power: Bill Barr and the Ghost of John Mitchell
Reading Time: 11 minutes The Hall of Shame for attorneys general is getting a new member, who almost daily conquers new heights in the art of dissembling.
More Red States Mulling Green Light for Medicaid Expansion
Reading Time: 6 minutes Pandemic concerns — and ballot initiatives — are changing minds in holdout states.
Reparations and Juneteenth
Reading Time: 4 minutes Is $300,000 per person an extravagant amount to pay Black citizens for generational poverty originating with slavery?
Our Counterfeit President
Reading Time: 7 minutes The Big House or the White House: thefts of different magnitudes and their inverse results.
Has Trump Backer and Education Czar Betsy DeVos Gone Too Far?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wealthy private schools receive stimulus funds, leaving public schools that serve underprivileged students with even greater budget shortfalls.
Editors’ Picks: Special Uprising Edition
Reading Time: 10 minutes A roundup of reporting, commentary, and analysis related to the recent international demonstrations against racism and police brutality.