Politics

Texas Showdown: Inside the Battle for the Democratic Party

Texas Showdown: Inside the Battle for the Democratic Party Texas Showdown: Inside the Battle for the Democratic Party

Insurgent populists are facing off against establishment picks in a series of high-stakes runoffs.

May 9, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Does Eric Schneiderman Prove We Should Never Trust a Male Feminist?

Does Eric Schneiderman Prove We Should Never Trust a Male Feminist? Does Eric Schneiderman Prove We Should Never Trust a Male Feminist?

#NotAllMen is looking more like a wish than a declarative statement.

May 8, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Trump Nuclear Deal

Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran

His decision puts US national security at risk while handing a long-sought victory to Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.

May 8, 2018 / James Carden

Pruitt Aide

Scott Pruitt Has Got to Go Scott Pruitt Has Got to Go

The EPA administrator has already spent way too much taxpayer money on his lavish lifestyle.

May 8, 2018 / Brave New Films

Millennials to Democrats: It’s the Economy, Stupid

Millennials to Democrats: It’s the Economy, Stupid Millennials to Democrats: It’s the Economy, Stupid

When it comes to economics, the party is in danger of losing young voters to the GOP.

May 8, 2018 / Miles Howard

Central American migrant caravan

A War on Women at the US Border A War on Women at the US Border

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to undo precedent that allows asylum protection for domestic-violence survivors.

May 8, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump Speaks During an Event at the White House

Trump’s Tweets Aren’t the Real Scandal Trump’s Tweets Aren’t the Real Scandal

The spectacle of the Trump administration distracts us from deeper corruption.

May 8, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rudy’s Clarification

Rudy’s Clarification Rudy’s Clarification

Shrieking Skull Snags the Gang

May 7, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About

The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About

Giuliani seems to think that President Trump is above the law.

May 4, 2018 / John Nichols

prescription opioids

Should States Tax Opioid Manufacturers to Pay for Addiction Treatment? Should States Tax Opioid Manufacturers to Pay for Addiction Treatment?

Legislation has been introduced in at least 15 states to tax the companies that make and distribute painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin.

May 4, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

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