Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
Representatives Mark Pocan and Pramila Jayapal recognize that “a president who thinks he’s king…is absolutely unacceptable.”
May 21, 2019 / John Nichols
A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger
The Hindu nationalist party ran a hate-filled campaign and now seems poised to return to power with a terrifying mandate.
May 21, 2019 / Ruchira Gupta
Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable
Trump is furious that a Republican read the Mueller report and responded with an embrace of the Constitution rather than party loyalty.
May 20, 2019 / John Nichols
Gun Restriction Dummies Gun Restriction Dummies
The gun lobby uses America for target practice.
May 20, 2019 / OppArt / Anthony Freda
Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen
The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.
May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi
Roe v. Wade Threatened Again Roe v. Wade Threatened Again
States’ cynical laws to overturn a woman’s right to chose.
May 17, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
There’s No Running From the Horror of Alabama’s Anti-Abortion Law There’s No Running From the Horror of Alabama’s Anti-Abortion Law
For Democrats, this must be the hill we fight on—and even die on, if necessary.
May 16, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class
If there’s a tax-evasion problem, it festers at the top of our income scale. Yet the IRS too often expends its precious resources going after the poor.
May 16, 2019 / Bryce Covert
Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens
Seven candidates running for district attorney are promising to bring fairer rules to the 2 million person New York City borough.
May 13, 2019 / Ross Barkan
Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform
In many ways, the sit-in serves as the culmination of student outcry over the university’s treatment of sexual-harassment and assault cases.
May 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang