Politics

Nick Foles Touchdown

The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Shows That Having a Conscience Does Not Distract From Winning the Game The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Shows That Having a Conscience Does Not Distract From Winning the Game

But the NFL got what they needed: a great game without Trump or player protest getting in the way.

Feb 5, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Devin Nunes

The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks

How FISA and the Patriot Act enable wide-ranging spying on Americans.

Feb 5, 2018 / David K. Shipler

Jeremy Corbyn

Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System Donald Trump Just Got Everything Wrong About the UK’s Health Care System

And Jeremy Corbyn isn’t having it.

Feb 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Justice Under Attack

Justice Under Attack Justice Under Attack

A flood of tweets, fake news, and special interests trying to sink hope.

Feb 5, 2018 / OppArt / Patrick McGrath Muñiz

Trump and Ryan

Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes Are Betraying the Constitution in the Service of Donald Trump Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes Are Betraying the Constitution in the Service of Donald Trump

The Speaker of the House has abandoned his duty to defend the authority of the House in order to serve as an agent of the president.

Feb 2, 2018 / John Nichols

A supporter of presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky

Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity Grigory Yavlinsky’s Program Gives Russian Society a Chance to Preserve Its Dignity

The leader of the opposition Yabloko Party is a candidate in the Russian presidential election.

Feb 2, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Illinois Voting Machine

The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat

States should stop participating in the Crosscheck anti-voter-fraud program, especially when there’s a secure alternative.

Feb 2, 2018 / Russ Feingold

Mnuchin Trump

Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis

Trump’s deregulators are setting the economy on fire.

Feb 1, 2018 / Nomi Prins

Donald Trump

Trump’s All-Out Attack on the Rule of Law Trump’s All-Out Attack on the Rule of Law

Accusing the FBI and DOJ of partisanship and conspiracies, the president is setting the stage for a constitutional crisis.

Feb 1, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media

The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media The FBI Is Setting Up a Task Force to Monitor Social Media

But it is the worst possible candidate for the job.

Feb 1, 2018 / Chip Gibbons

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