I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the New York Times Opinion Desk
I work for the Gray Lady, but my loyalty is to the Take.
How Plutocrats Hijack Campus Idealism
Young people arrive at college wanting to change the world. Why do they end up working for Goldman Sachs and McKinsey? Anand Giridharadas considers the question in this extract from his new book Winners Take All, out today.
When We Legalize Weed, We Must Also Correct Past Injustices
The harm done to communities of color through the over-prosecution of marijuana-related offenses must be addressed alongside legalization.
"What's Left?": A New Kind Of Political Podcast
What's Left? is a new podcast from BuzzFeed News Opinion featuring bold, in-depth conversations about the big ideas that have come to define the American political scene.
Pennsylvania Was A Start. Now We Need Grand Juries For The Catholic Church In Every State.
Every Roman Catholic diocese and archdiocese must be held publicly accountable for their complicity in the sexual abuse of generations of children.
The Right Has Suckered Facebook Into Its View Of "Fair And Balanced" News
Right wing cranklords have long insisted the mainstream media must be balanced out by conservative outlets, and Facebook has taken the bait.
What I Learned About Trump's '90s "Ghetto Pass" — And His Bigotry — While Chasing The Trump Tape
Two years ago, I spent days talking to people in the New York hip-hop circles he once moved in, chasing the Trump tape we're all looking for again.
Opinion: Straw Politics Is Dividing The Nation. I Propose A Third Way.
We don't need an outright straw ban, but the current path is unsustainable. Here's a middle ground.
Opinion: You'll Take My Straw From My Cold, Dead Hands
The campaign of misinformation that laid the groundwork to ban plastic straws must be called out and resisted.
Opinion: Hand Over Your Straws, You Giant Babies
Resistance is futile: It won't be long until a plastic straw is as easy to find as a bowl of shark fin soup.
Opinion: You Can Make Fun Of Trump Without Making Fun Of Gay People
The proliferation of gay jokes about Trump shows a lingering — and uncreative — prejudice.
We Need To Decide If Robots Are Protected By The First Amendment
Should bots be required to tell you that they're not human? And would such a rule be a violation of free speech?
Opinion | A Message For Democrats: It's The States, Stupid
Trump's Supreme Court could reshape our country for decades. But the Constitution offers a solution to a hostile and destructive federal government.
Triggering The Libs On Campus Has Its Downsides. Just Ask Ryan Bounds.
Campus conservatives have been riling up their liberal peers for decades, but sometimes their words come back to haunt them.
The Global Far Right Hates George Soros. It’s Because Our Foundation Stands Up To Tyrants.
Tension between civil society and the government strengthens democracy. That tension no longer exists in Russia.
We Can Pay For Free College The Same Way We Paid For A Pointless $5.6 Trillion War
Ideas like Medicare for All are written off as fantasy thinking by the same people who support virtually unlimited military spending.
Putin And Trump Are Cut From The Same Cloth
A global cultural and political fault line runs through the US, Russia, and Europe — with Trump and Putin on the same side of the divide.
Why Are Some Feminists In The UK Freaking Out About Trans Rights?
The protesters who hijacked and led the London Pride parade over the weekend represent a worrying trend of anti-trans feminism in the UK.
The People Waiting Tables Could Also Win Elections
Restaurant workers look a lot like the rising American electorate, and their votes are up for grabs.