A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden) A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden)
The one thing that the Senate cannot stomach is telling the truth about the Republican Party.
Feb 23, 2021 / David Klion
We Need a Civilian Conservation Corps We Need a Civilian Conservation Corps
We need knowledgeable, passionate stewards of our public lands, but most people can’t afford to pursue a career in conservation. So let’s create the jobs.
Feb 22, 2021 / Paul Gordon
Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder
The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.
Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols
How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable
Defeat them at the polls.
Feb 16, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Senate Has Failed America The Senate Has Failed America
A refusal to convict a guilty insurrectionist, and a failure to call witnesses against him, is a tragic abandonment of accountability.
Feb 13, 2021 / John Nichols
If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham
The senator’s on-the-record statements after the January 6 attack on the Capitol confirm that he knows Trump is guilty of dereliction of duty.
Feb 12, 2021 / John Nichols
Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History
Senate Republicans may not permit accountability. But the lead impeachment manager’s argument leaves no doubt how history will judge Trump.
Feb 10, 2021 / John Nichols
The House’s Impeachment Trial Memorandum Is Damning The House’s Impeachment Trial Memorandum Is Damning
“Since the dawn of the Republic, no enemy—foreign or domestic—had ever obstructed Congress’s counting of the votes,” the brief says. “Until President Trump.”
Feb 8, 2021 / The Nation
Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump
The lead impeachment manager’s letter demanding that Trump testify is a masterstroke that signals Raskin will pull no punches.
Feb 5, 2021 / John Nichols
46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President 46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President
Parliamentary democracies give their citizens tuition-free college, state-subsidized child care, generous paid leave, socialized medicine. We get “Hail to the Chief.”
Feb 5, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Alexis Grenell