Democrats Are Winning Their Fight for the States Democrats Are Winning Their Fight for the States
Democrats lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats while Obama was in office. Under Trump, they’ve won back almost half. Can they close the gap this November?
Aug 25, 2020 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says
The Grand Old Party convenes without a platform to stand on.
Aug 25, 2020 / John Nichols
The Desperation of Donald Trump Jr. The Desperation of Donald Trump Jr.
It’s unfair to blame on substance abuse what is more likely due to existential despair.
Aug 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall
Leaked documents undermine the Trump administration’s attempts to distance itself following the arrest of Steve Bannon.
Aug 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy
Trump and his cronies are going to exploit this fumble if the Democrats don’t work fast to address it.
Aug 24, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
USPS Out of Sorts USPS Out of Sorts
The postmaster general undermines voting-by-mail.
Aug 24, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Eric Posner’s Democracy for the Few Eric Posner’s Democracy for the Few
A conservative gadfly joins “the Resistance.”
Aug 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out 73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out
Nearly 20,000 false claims since 2017 that are costing lives.
Aug 22, 2020 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield
The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell
Away from the convention’s cameras, activists from around the country converged on the city to protest police violence and the party’s lackluster vision.
Aug 21, 2020 / Evan Malmgren and Simon Schatzberg
How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy
To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.
Aug 21, 2020 / Barbara Smith