A Lawless Attorney General Hits New Lows A Lawless Attorney General Hits New Lows
In a CNN interview, William Barr showed total willingness to bend, break, or deny the law on behalf of his boss.
Sep 3, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Cynical Trip to Kenosha, Plus BLM in Europe Trump’s Cynical Trip to Kenosha, Plus BLM in Europe
John Nichols shares what he saw in Kenosha during Trump’s visit—plus Gary Younge on the Black Lives Matter movement in Europe.
Sep 3, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’ Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’
“Now,” says the senator who won an unprecedented primary victory, “is our moment to think big and take bold and urgent action.”
Sep 3, 2020 / John Nichols
You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic? You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic?
Think again. The past two weeks have been nothing short of a clusterfuck in Washington.
Sep 3, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Sycophants at Fox News The Sycophants at Fox News
Brian Stelter’s book Hoax gets half the story about the toadies of cable news.
Sep 3, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’ For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’
The director of the KC Tenants explains the radicalizing power of housing activism.
Sep 2, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government
Too often dismissed as a personal quirk, Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories is a major threat to democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Post. Election. Post. Election.
USPS head Louis DeJoy undermines democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik and Colleen Quinn