Politics

Richard Cordray

The Trump Administration Had 1 Real Wall Street Cop—and He Just Quit The Trump Administration Had 1 Real Wall Street Cop—and He Just Quit

Richard Cordray’s departure is a loss for consumers, but may be Ohio’s gain.

Nov 15, 2017 / David Dayen

Roy-Moore

We Can’t End Sexual Harassment if We Make It a Partisan Issue We Can’t End Sexual Harassment if We Make It a Partisan Issue

Sexual harassment is not limited to any party, race, or religion.

Nov 15, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami

The Democratic Donkey

Democrats Can Win in Alabama—and Everywhere Democrats Can Win in Alabama—and Everywhere

Last week’s election results proved that the party can compete in deep-red areas.

Nov 15, 2017 / John Nichols

2008 Republican National Convention

The Rot Inside the Republican Party The Rot Inside the Republican Party

Rupert Murdoch’s media properties are helping to drive the right wing’s moral decay.

Nov 15, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Tesla's Elon Musk

Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap

Los Angeles activists are fighting for climate justice, but, at nearby Tesla, green jobs aren’t good jobs.

Nov 15, 2017 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Jerry Brown Germany

California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington

When Trump opened a massive leadership void on climate change, nuclear weapons, and more, Brown stepped in.

Nov 15, 2017 / James Carden

Phil Murphy

Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern

And that means running candidates who do more than oppose Trump.

Nov 15, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Ties

Ties Ties

Round and round corruption goes—where it stops: we all know.

Nov 15, 2017 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Student loan debt

The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students

Young people are buried under the weight of student-loan debt. The Republican tax proposal would bury them far deeper still.

Nov 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Graig Meyer

Russia Today

Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom

Stigmatizing Russian broadcasting is the latest unnecessary escalation in the new Cold War.

Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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