Our President, the Little Big Man Our President, the Little Big Man
From his proposals on health care, to his tax plan, to his border wall, Trump is symptomatic of the nation he now “leads.”
May 31, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever
The Fox News founder is dead. So why does the rest of cable news look like an army of his monsters?
May 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Donald Trump Is Enabling Attacks on Journalists Donald Trump Is Enabling Attacks on Journalists
Republicans who demonize the press as the enemy are encouraging violence against reporters.
May 31, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami
Americans Are Taking to the Streets to Demand the Truth on Trump and Russia Americans Are Taking to the Streets to Demand the Truth on Trump and Russia
This Saturday, participants in the March for Truth will be insisting that only an independent investigation can restore confidence in our electoral system.
May 31, 2017 / Joshua Holland
How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers
Joel Whitney talks about his book Finks, which exposes the agency’s corruption of American culture during the Cold War.
May 31, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
These Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back Now. These Cities Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Self-Destruct. They’re Fighting Back Now.
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Los Angeles to El Paso.
May 31, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias
The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime The Covfefe Is Often Worse Than The Crime
Trump can’t finish a tweet, but that hasn’t stopped his administration from abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, gutting civil rights, and eliminating the contraception mandate.
May 31, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control
They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.
May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Ariana Grande Understands Counterterrorism Better Than Jim Mattis Ariana Grande Understands Counterterrorism Better Than Jim Mattis
Inclusiveness, not polarization, is the right approach.
May 31, 2017 / Juan Cole
The Outcome of This Obscure Lawsuit Could Undermine Constitutional Government The Outcome of This Obscure Lawsuit Could Undermine Constitutional Government
The Georgia Supreme Court is about to decide whether citizens can sue the state. It’s chilling to imagine what could happen if the justices say they cannot.
May 31, 2017 / Cara Sabatini