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How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All. How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All.

That must be why there hasn’t been a regular press briefing in 300 days.

Jan 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency

Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency

The majority leader has admitted he’s conspiring to thwart an impartial impeachment trial. Everyone with a brain and a conscience should be calling for his recusal.

Jan 16, 2020 / John Nichols

The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War

The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War

It may be about to fail us again.

Jan 16, 2020 / Connie Schultz

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies ‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies

Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.

Jan 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Only Way Out of Our Latest War

The Only Way Out of Our Latest War The Only Way Out of Our Latest War

We cannot let the president continue our misadventures in the Middle East.

Jan 16, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Puerto Rico:  Left in the Dark

Puerto Rico: Left in the Dark Puerto Rico: Left in the Dark

Powerless, they struggle with a failing infrastructure and insufficient government support.

Jan 15, 2020 / OppArt / Igor Kopelnitsky

Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game

Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game

Instead of accepting Trump’s trade deal and compromises on saving the planet, Sanders said in Tuesday’s debate, “We need some corporate responsibility here.”

Jan 15, 2020 / John Nichols

Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t?

Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t? Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t?

Voters of color are the base of the Democratic Party, but in 2020 they can’t be the face of it.

Jan 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

The measure could tip the scales in favor of keeping stores and factories open and people employed.

Jan 15, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Trump in Florida

Trump’s Idea of a Conspiratorial Deep State Is… Just the Regular Government Trump’s Idea of a Conspiratorial Deep State Is… Just the Regular Government

A quick history lesson shows us that Trump’s definition of the scheming “deep state” is inaccurate.

Jan 15, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

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