House Progressives Go Big on Medicare for All House Progressives Go Big on Medicare for All
A new congressional caucus recognizes that “health care is a right” politics will defeat Trumpism.
Jul 19, 2018 / John Nichols
The Worst Way to Pay for Family Leave The Worst Way to Pay for Family Leave
A plan for paid family leave put forward by Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump would steal from the elderly.
Jul 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plus John Nichols on Kavanaugh and Adam Winkler on the Supreme Court and corporate “rights.”
Jul 19, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Beto O’Rourke Understands How Impeachment Works—and That’s Why He Supports Impeaching Trump Beto O’Rourke Understands How Impeachment Works—and That’s Why He Supports Impeaching Trump
A top Democratic contender recognizes that the House has a constitutional duty to hold the president to account.
Jul 18, 2018 / John Nichols
Keeping Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court Keeping Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court
Senate confirmation of Trump’s pick is not a done deal, and a quick look at the judge’s influences tells you why it shouldn’t be.
Jul 18, 2018 / Bruce Shapiro
Seymour Hersh Against the World Seymour Hersh Against the World
Our most valuable living investigative reporter disdained those who cozied up to power.
Jul 18, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance
He made many bizarre comments, but he is right to want to reduce tensions with Russia.
Jul 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Vote Them Out Vote Them Out
McConnell owns it all (and we will own him).
Jul 18, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner