How Greece Became One of America’s—and Israel’s—Closest Allies
With Turkey’s descent into authoritarianism, a one-time U.S. headache is now an increasingly valuable and reliable partner.
If Texas Goes Blue, It Will Change American Politics Permanently
Polling suggests the Lone Star State will be a 2020 battleground, with the potential to crush the conservative movement for good.
Bernie Sanders Might Be Making a Warren Presidency Possible
His broadening the spectrum of “acceptable” ideas is opening a path for the candidate who has the most of them.
Democrats Need a New Language to Talk About Abortion
Biden’s reversal on the Hyde Amendment reveals something deeper than a candidate’s flip-flop.
Trump's New Style of Warfare Against China and Mexico
He’s deploying economic weapons against friend and foe alike. Americans will end up paying the price.
Magazine
How Congress Got Dumb on Tech—and How It Can Get Smart
To take on the likes of Facebook and Google, lawmakers will need to upgrade their own tech team.
Successes of Philanthropy
When grantmakers in the Washington, DC area grappled with the national scourge of police-involved killings, they found something much deeper: A model for philanthropists to understand racism and work for racial justice.
The Cleveland Foundation has a bold vision: To make the arts as accessible as sports in every Cleveland neighborhood.
College Guide
Washington Monthly's 2018 College Guide and Rankings Issue Is Out! How'd Your Alma Mater Do?
Our guide features the first-ever rankings of best and worst colleges for vocational certificates.
Politics
How Greece Became One of America’s—and Israel’s—Closest Allies
With Turkey’s descent into authoritarianism, a one-time U.S. headache is now an increasingly valuable and reliable partner.
Education
What Elizabeth Warren’s Free College Plan Gets Wrong
Her proposal would bake into place the vast injustices of the existing system. Here’s a better approach.
The Monopolized Economy
Facebook Doesn't Just Need to Be Broken Up. It Needs to Be Broken Into.
To create real competition, let other social networks operate on the architecture Mark Zuckerberg built.
Books
Adam Gopnik’s Ineffective Defense of Liberalism
Instead of recognizing a crisis, he acts like we all just need a little reassurance.
Economy
How America’s Business Leaders Lost Their Way
They once cared about promoting social welfare. Now they only care about making bigger profits.
Health Care
The Republicans Don't Care About Your Access to Health Care
Trump says he wants the GOP to be the party of health care, but congressional Republicans have no interest in your health.
