| Feb 19, 2020 | RoundupThis week, Arnissa Hopkins offers a reminder: It’s Black History Month. But between the impeachment proceedings and the now all-white 2020 presidential race, the annual observance seems to have gotten very little coverage. Meanwhile, Olivia Alperstein reports on...
| Feb 12, 2020 | RoundupSelf-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders just won the New Hampshire Democratic primary — his second straight popular vote victory following Iowa. But with a gaggle of more moderate candidates jostling for position, the party remains clearly divided....
| Feb 5, 2020 | RoundupPresident Trump gave a combative State of the Union address on the eve of his expected acquittal by the Senate on impeachment charges. It was a sham trial, as Mitchell Zimmerman argued last week. But just because the Senate didn’t do its job, Diallo Brooks...
| Jan 29, 2020 | RoundupThis week, new revelations from John Bolton — Trump’s former national security adviser, and nobody’s idea of a left-wing activist — may shake the resolve of enough Senate Republicans that a few will actually vote to introduce evidence into the...
| Jan 22, 2020 | RoundupAs the Senate starts an impeachment trial under murky circumstances, we look this week at the Supreme Court ruling that set the stage for an unprecedented corruption of our politics: the Citizens United decision, which just turned 10. This week in OtherWords, Tiffany...
| Jan 15, 2020 | RoundupLast night the Democratic presidential candidates held their last debate for the Iowa caucuses. As campaign season gets into full swing, the perennial stresses of toxic partisanship will feel harder to escape than ever. Also on the horizon, however, is Martin Luther...
