Politics

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‘Are You a Citizen?’: The Dangerous Question Coming to the Next Census ‘Are You a Citizen?’: The Dangerous Question Coming to the Next Census

The decision to add a citizenship question will have consequences long after Trump leaves office.

Mar 27, 2018 / Julianne Hing

John Bolton

Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet

Trump’s presidency has taken a foreboding turn—from madcap farce and unending melodrama toward grim tragedy.

Mar 27, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe

We are all trapped in a dense, Trump-centered vortex.

Mar 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

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Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights

His friendships with the world’s most notorious autocrats tell us everything we need to know. 

Mar 26, 2018 / John Feffer

john bolton lobby trump tower

What Congress Can Do to Check a Warmongering Lunatic What Congress Can Do to Check a Warmongering Lunatic

John Bolton’s appointment as national-security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. That doesn’t mean Congress is powerless.

Mar 26, 2018 / John Nichols

The Adults Have Failed, So Students Are Leading the Way

The Adults Have Failed, So Students Are Leading the Way The Adults Have Failed, So Students Are Leading the Way

It was young people who made possible the largest gun-control rally in a generation.

Mar 24, 2018 / George Zornick

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If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA If Trump Doesn’t Get His Wall, No One Gets DACA

The president dangles hope in front of immigrants, but always snatches it away.

Mar 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Student walkout for gun control

How to Join the Movement to End Gun Violence How to Join the Movement to End Gun Violence

Contact your elected officials, support grassroots organizations, and vote.

Mar 23, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

John Bolton

Apocalypse Soon? John Bolton Is Set to Replace H.R. McMaster as National-Security Adviser Apocalypse Soon? John Bolton Is Set to Replace H.R. McMaster as National-Security Adviser

Even a cursory look at some of Bolton’s pronouncements on a number of high-profile foreign-policy challenges should be cause for grave concern.

Mar 23, 2018 / James Carden

Should Ivanka Be Indicted? 

Should Ivanka Be Indicted?  Should Ivanka Be Indicted? 

Amy Wilentz on the case against the first daughter.

Mar 23, 2018 / Jon Wiener

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