Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined Here’s How the 2018 Midterm Elections Could Be Fatally Undermined
By doubling down on their voter-suppression tactics, Trump and Co. could put the House of Representatives beyond the reach of even an overwhelming Democratic majority.
Feb 6, 2017 / Natalie Reed
Political Fervor Thrums Beneath the Super Bowl’s Surface Political Fervor Thrums Beneath the Super Bowl’s Surface
The game was historic. But the history being made off the field was reflected throughout Super Bowl Sunday.
Feb 5, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran
There could be dire consequences.
Feb 3, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis
Senator Tammy Baldwin Just Destroyed Scott Walker on Twitter Senator Tammy Baldwin Just Destroyed Scott Walker on Twitter
The Wisconsin governor apparently didn’t like it, because he threw a 16-tweet-long tantrum in response.
Feb 3, 2017 / John Nichols
About That Kissinger Quote Neil Gorsuch Likes… About That Kissinger Quote Neil Gorsuch Likes…
A joke? Who was it that said the use of jokes “points the way to their future uses”? It’s Götterdämmerung time.
Feb 3, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’ Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike to Say ‘We Are America’
Among the thousands who gathered in Brooklyn were many whose families had been directly affected by Trump’s immigration bans.
Feb 3, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Words in the Age of Trump Words in the Age of Trump
Along with a new president, Americans are confronted with coming to grips with a new vocabulary.
Feb 3, 2017 / Leslie Savan
Everything Donald Trump Did in His Second Week as President Everything Donald Trump Did in His Second Week as President
A botched military raid in Yemen, a two-for-one regulatory gimmick, and the appointment of a new deputy director at the CIA who oversaw torture.
Feb 3, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter and George Zornick
New York’s Immigrants Aren’t Done With Trump New York’s Immigrants Aren’t Done With Trump
Are the outspoken protests by working-class immigrants the beginning of a powerful new front against Trump?
Feb 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health
Psychiatrists are speaking out to warn of the dangers of Trump’s instability, but politicizing mental health is a mistake.
Feb 3, 2017 / Miriam Markowitz