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America Is Facing a Government Workforce Crisis Far Bigger than the Shutdown—and It’s Putting the Nation in Danger

By Molly Jahn, Gregory Treverton and David A. Bray

Trump and Pelosi Fight the First of Many Battles to Come

By Molly Ball

How the Midterms Will Test Trump’s Hold on the GOP

By Brian Bennett/Wheeling, W.VA. and Justin Worland/Tarkio, MO.

Education Is a Top Issue in the Midterms

By Molly Ball
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Can Bad Men Change? What It’s Like Inside Sex Offender Therapy

Three days in treatment with 16 convicted men

By Eliana Dockterman

Fed-Up Women Are Changing American Politics

Amber Spradlin tolerated the indignities of public-school teaching for 13 years, but now she has had enough. "We have tried so many different things, so many different avenues, to advocate for our students," she says....

By Molly Ball

A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office

One year ago, millions of women protested in the streets. Now there are more women running for office than ever before.

By Charlotte Alter

'Unspeakable,' 'Incomparable.' Why Words Fail to Describe the Las Vegas Shooting

While some debate whether the shooting should be called "terrorism," many struggle to find any words that are sufficient

By Katy Steinmetz

Confederate Monuments Debate Grows

Debates over statues have arrived in Charlottesville and Orlando

By Josh Sanburn

Why the War Between Globalism and Nationalism Is Just Getting Started

The forces that made nationalism a crisis in the West will go global

By Ian Bremmer

Watch the New York City Women's Day March in 360°

The video places the viewers in the rally and the streets alongside the protesters

By Joyce Lee

Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?

Most modern Presidents chart their opening moves with the help of a friendly think tank or a set of long-held beliefs. Donald Trump's first steps had the feel of a documentary film made by his...

By David Von Drehle

California Prepares to Resist the President in Uncertain Times

The nation's most populous state prepares to resist the President in uncertain times

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco

What a Terrorist Acting Alone Says About the Loyalty of U.S. Muslims

A weekend that began with three bombs in New York and New Jersey, plus a knife attack at a Minnesota mall, ended with a far more encouraging sight on Monday morning: the burly figure of...

By Karl Vick

San Francisco Weeps With Orlando

Locals in one of America's most LGBT-friendly cities try to respond with love and not anger

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco

Islamophobia Is Ruining America—But Not How You Think

When we continue to conflate Islam with terrorism, we miss the opportunity to make good choices for the better of our country

By Haroon Moghul

Police Shooting Brings Ferguson to San Francisco: Activists

A dwindling black population rises in protest over a deadly police shooting

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco

Princeton Imam: 5 Reasons Mainstream Muslims Reject ISIS

The group's understanding of Islam is misguided

By Sohaib N. Sultan

Read President Obama's Speech in Full

The Commander-in-Chief sought to reassure a nation on edge

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Police Brutality? Put Women on Patrol

Our growing fear of and frustration with police might be lessened if the ranks of female officers were increased

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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