Politics

James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’

James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’ James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’

Jonathan Freedland on Comey, Lawrence Wright on Trump and Texas, and Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale.

Apr 26, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A Progressive Movement to Organize America’s Heartland

A Progressive Movement to Organize America’s Heartland A Progressive Movement to Organize America’s Heartland

A new effort aims to talk to voters the Democratic Party too often ignores.

Apr 25, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

Windrush

The Veneration of the Windrush Generation The Veneration of the Windrush Generation

The UK government’s treatment of elderly black Britons from the Caribbean is a scandal, but their elevation to national treasure offers hope.

Apr 25, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Invade Wakanda Right Now

Invade Wakanda Right Now Invade Wakanda Right Now

No time like the present.

Apr 25, 2018 / OppArt / Gurgen Aloian

rand paul interview

Rand Paul, Surrender Monkey Rand Paul, Surrender Monkey

He betrayed the Constitution and his constituents. Perhaps most tragically, he betrayed himself.

Apr 24, 2018 / John Nichols

No Muslim Ban

As the Muslim Ban Goes Before SCOTUS, Share the Stories of Its Victims As the Muslim Ban Goes Before SCOTUS, Share the Stories of Its Victims

You can also support farmworkers and domestic workers fighting sexual harassment in their workplaces and get your community registered to vote.

Apr 24, 2018 / NationAction

Syringes

New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US

As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.

Apr 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Minimum wage protest

Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump Speaks During an Event at the White House

The Trump Administration Is Letting Wells Fargo Get Away With Grand Theft Auto The Trump Administration Is Letting Wells Fargo Get Away With Grand Theft Auto

The recent fine assessed by the CFPB is window dressing on a miscarriage of justice.

Apr 23, 2018 / David Dayen

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