What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It? What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It?
And why did the Justice Department abruptly settle a criminal case handled by the same Russian attorney who met with Trump officials last year?
Aug 3, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Nissan Victory Could Usher in a New Era of Southern Organizing A Nissan Victory Could Usher in a New Era of Southern Organizing
In Canton, Mississippi, an inspiring UAW campaign is linking workers’ rights to demands for racial justice—and charting a new path for organizing in the South.
Aug 3, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents
Now watch him screw that up, too.
Aug 3, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte
ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There? ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There?
Both Damascus and Ankara are afraid Washington may establish a long-term military base in the Syrian Kurdish northeast.
Aug 3, 2017 / Juan Cole
Surviving the Trump Years: Katha Pollitt’s Guide for the Anxious and the Depressed Surviving the Trump Years: Katha Pollitt’s Guide for the Anxious and the Depressed
Plus John Nichols on Medicare-for-All and Rosa Brooks on the generals.
Aug 3, 2017 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Forgotten Refugees The Forgotten Refugees
A new report highlights the crisis facing unprotected, internally displaced populations.
Aug 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way
The embattled quarterback is often derided as “divisive”—but it’s Ray Lewis who is dividing Baltimore.
Aug 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care
The health-care debate is moving to the left. But if progressives don’t start sweating the details, we’re going to fail yet again.
Aug 2, 2017 / Joshua Holland
Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth
Dozens of senior officials have been reassigned at the Department of the Interior, including Dr. Virginia Burkett, who contributed to the IPCC reports that won the Nobel Peace Priz...
Aug 2, 2017 / Adam Federman
We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football
From Nixon to Trump, there have always been long-term risks in exploiting foreign policy for domestic political gain.
Aug 2, 2017 / Vadim Nikitin