Politics

Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets

Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets

Only mass protests can turn a narrow Beltway scandal into a massive anti-Trump weapon.

Dec 16, 2019 / Feature / Jeet Heer

Bernie Sanders Holds Campaign Rally In Detroit With Rep. Rashida Tlaib

These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine These Democratic Insiders Want to Keep the Party From Moving Left on Israel-Palestine

Democratic Majority for Israel is on a mission to make sure the party remains a reliable backer of the US-Israel alliance.

Dec 16, 2019 / Alex Kane

The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment The House Judiciary Committee Approves Articles of Impeachment

“Abuse of presidential power and obstruction of Congress are the highest of constitutional crimes and the gravest of betrayals,” Pramila Jayapal said during Friday’s vote.

Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols

As Cities Dole Out Billions to Developers, Teachers Ask: What About Us?

As Cities Dole Out Billions to Developers, Teachers Ask: What About Us? As Cities Dole Out Billions to Developers, Teachers Ask: What About Us?

Educators in Chicago and elsewhere are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools.

Dec 13, 2019 / Sophie Kasakove

ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action

ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action

In coordinated actions this week, activists have rallied, marched, and engaged in civil disobedience as part of protests that spotlight ICE abuses.

Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols

Soldiers Mourn

We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation

The Afghanistan Papers are a devastating indictment of our military and political leaders. The question is: Will anyone notice?

Dec 13, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

The Family That Grifts Together

The Family That Grifts Together The Family That Grifts Together

While the Trumps are being fined for skimming off their own foundation, the administration’s getting closer to deporting low-income immigrants.

Dec 13, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Bloomberg

Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg? Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg?

The 77-year-old billionaire was a terrible mayor of New York City who only exacerbated inequality.

Dec 13, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

Representative Jamie Raskin has been training for the Trump impeachment inquiry his whole life.

Dec 13, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War

Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War

The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers framed in stark terms the incompetence and immorality of the officials under whom I served.

Dec 12, 2019 / Maggie Seymour

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