Comment, opinion and discussion from the Guardian US
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Popular activists have carried new candidates to success, says the author DD Guttenplan
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The focus on human health with Canada’s legalization has highlighted the lack of discussion on the potential effects of on freshwater supplies
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After more than 25 years of operation in Budapest, the Central European University has been forced out of Hungary -
The daily news drip can make it difficult to recognize the immense scale of the president’s legal troubles -
No one gets closer to peace by silencing voices critical of a lethal status quo, writes the academic and activist Cornel West
Spotlight
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No one gets closer to peace by silencing voices critical of a lethal status quo, writes the academic and activist Cornel West
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Editorial: We are losing the war against climate change; the use of fossil fuels is driving higher carbon emissions when they need to be coming down -
Editorial: A Chinese scientist has produced twins using the powerful gene-editing technology. This is pointless, dangerous and unethical -
Editorial: The French president needs to find a way to tackle both climate change and the anger on the streets
Columnists
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What a catalogue of rogues – and what a tantalizing pile of clues. Surely we will soon know where all this leads
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If white men were being infected at the horrifying rate that African-Americans are, it would be front-page news, says Steven W Thrasher, who contributed to the book The Unfinished Queer Agenda After Marriage Equality
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I’m taking a pause from journalism – while I’m gone, can someone please work out how to win back the working class?
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This week reminded me that #MeToo isn’t going anywhere, and that anyone who tries to punish the leaders will be stopped
People of color will be center stage at Sundance – that's worth celebrating