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The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken

The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken

The humiliating failure to repeal Obamacare reveals the GOP is not a national governing party–and Trump is a failure as president.

Mar 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him Neil Gorsuch’s Own Testimony Clearly Disqualifies Him

The nominee failed to outline even minimal concerns about the GOP’s judicial coup.

Mar 27, 2017 / John Nichols

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Donald Trump Can’t Make a Deal Donald Trump Can’t Make a Deal

Now that the GOP's health-care bill is dead, plan B is to sabotage Obamacare.

Mar 24, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

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Donald Trump’s Rise Has Coincided With an Explosion of Hate Groups Donald Trump’s Rise Has Coincided With an Explosion of Hate Groups

The president’s rhetoric should sound familiar to anyone who lived through the 1990s paramilitary-style “Patriot” movements.

Mar 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen

NC HB2

How Much Damage Has North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Done in 1 Year? How Much Damage Has North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Done in 1 Year?

The law has upended North Carolina politics, but other states are still looking to copy the law. 

Mar 23, 2017 / Paul Blest

Colin Kaepernick

Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick

Trump’s boasts about keeping Colin Kaepernick unemployed may actually help him find work.

Mar 23, 2017 / Dave Zirin

What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack

What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack

The London terrorist wasn’t the only one using the bodies of the dead to score political points.

Mar 23, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

MUHAMMAD ALI JR AIRPORT DETAINED

Even Muslim-American Citizens Have Been Caught in the Net of Trump’s Travel Ban Even Muslim-American Citizens Have Been Caught in the Net of Trump’s Travel Ban

In the age of Trump, ever more Muslim travelers are being questioned about their religion and beliefs.

Mar 23, 2017 / Alex Kane

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Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue

And that’s okay.

Mar 23, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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Letters From the April 10, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 10, 2017, Issue

The road to Trump… Alien-Nation… The people’s news… Crash!… The past as prologue?…

Mar 23, 2017 / Our Readers and Matt Stoller

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