Politics

Central American migrant caravan

A War on Women at the US Border A War on Women at the US Border

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to undo precedent that allows asylum protection for domestic-violence survivors.

May 8, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump Speaks During an Event at the White House

Trump’s Tweets Aren’t the Real Scandal Trump’s Tweets Aren’t the Real Scandal

The spectacle of the Trump administration distracts us from deeper corruption.

May 8, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rudy’s Clarification

Rudy’s Clarification Rudy’s Clarification

Shrieking Skull Snags the Gang

May 7, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About

The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About The Troubling Part of Rudy Giuliani’s Interview That Nobody Is Talking About

Giuliani seems to think that President Trump is above the law.

May 4, 2018 / John Nichols

prescription opioids

Should States Tax Opioid Manufacturers to Pay for Addiction Treatment? Should States Tax Opioid Manufacturers to Pay for Addiction Treatment?

Legislation has been introduced in at least 15 states to tax the companies that make and distribute painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin.

May 4, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

American Dream

American Dream American Dream

Mexican Reality

May 4, 2018 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Citizens United anniversary

Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It Political Corruption Is Ruining Everything, but We Can Fix It

A bold new idea from Washington that might truly beat back routinized scandal. 

May 3, 2018 / David Dayen

133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution

133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution 133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution

And Scott Pruitt’s EPA could usher in even worse.

May 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Medicare for All rally

Nurses Have a Prescription for the Democratic Party: Back Single Payer Nurses Have a Prescription for the Democratic Party: Back Single Payer

Democratic voters overwhelmingly support Medicare for All, yet not all Democratic candidates do.

May 3, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaking at the final session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hail Donald Caesar! Hail Donald Caesar!

A new bill might give Trump a blank check for war.

May 3, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

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