From the Editors
What is federally protected land for?
The Trump administration is treating it as plunder. The Antiquities Act saw it as a bearer of stories and wonders.
At the border, “law and order” looks a lot like chaos
Trump’s new policies are creating confusion and misery.
The many failures revealed by the Afghanistan Papers
US officials have been lying about the war since it started. Why don’t we care?
China’s attack on the Uighurs and their Muslim faith
Will the US and other nations speak up?
Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants benefit everybody
New Jersey just became the 14th state to offer them.
If Trump is impeached, it will be hard for Senate Republicans to vote to convict him
They need to do it anyway.
A wealth tax would be good for democracy
The American dream is not just about accumulating private wealth.
Trump’s new refugee limits are senseless and destructive
We already have the infrastructure to resettle far more refugees than the administration is letting in.
Why the “for all” in “free college for all” matters
The advantages of a universal program
A president who thinks he can do whatever he wants
Trump’s position is not that the facts will vindicate him. It’s that they don’t matter.
Greta Thunberg’s prophetic speech at the UN Climate Action Summit
The young activist’s words were designed to disturb us and make us see ourselves as we are.
The kinds of stories Toni Morrison told
No one has done more to transform the language for thinking about America’s racial past.
How much beef consumption can our planet sustain?
Burning the Amazon to produce more cattle
There’s no good reason to bring back the federal death penalty
The Trump administration and public opinion are moving in opposite directions.
Suicides in the US are rising. How can the church respond?
Helping people feel connected to one another is the holy work of any community, including congregations.
In Ireland, a Citizens’ Assembly helped shape public policy. Could it work here?
Cultivating a democracy that deliberates
Migrants are suffering. Will increased funding help?
A new funding law gives the Trump administration trust it hasn’t earned.
Law is too blunt an instrument for the complex realities of abortion
People’s lives elude sharply drawn lines.
Will the SAT’s new “adversity score” help students?
It’s not clear that college applicants will be the ones served by another number to measure them.
Facebook’s problems are much deeper than “bad actors”
Bad for democracy, good for business