Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump
I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.
Jul 15, 2020 / Elizabeth Holtzman
The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions
What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?
Jul 15, 2020 / Renee Bracey Sherman
Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’ Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’
You shouldn’t either.
Jul 14, 2020 / John Nichols
The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets
In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
Jul 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars
Research shows those in government who haven’t experienced combat are more likely to initiate it.
Jul 14, 2020 / Nan Levinson
Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate
A Biden win in November 2020 will be insufficient unless Democrats take the Senate and displace majority leader Mitch McConnell.
Jul 13, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols
Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana?
It’s popular. It’s the right thing to do. But as with so many key issues, Biden keeps pressuring the party to pull its punches.
Jul 10, 2020 / John Nichols
The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink
Cuts will fall the hardest on those who have been on the front lines of the crisis.
Jul 10, 2020 / Bryce Covert
Joe Kennedy III Hired a Cop to Advise Him on Race and Justice Joe Kennedy III Hired a Cop to Advise Him on Race and Justice
As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country, Kennedy appointed a sheriff to counsel him on criminal justice reform.
Jul 10, 2020 / Maia Hibbett