All TV Will Be Trump TV All TV Will Be Trump TV
When Donald Trump permeates the news media, more than he already does, will TV news forget even more of its adversarial role?
Dec 8, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Obama’s Civil Rights Legacy—and Ours Obama’s Civil Rights Legacy—and Ours
Today’s turmoil in race relations may be a testament to the progress his administration made.
Dec 8, 2016 / Feature / David Cole
How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch How to Expose Trump’s Dastardly Bait-and-Switch
Trump is not an economic populist, he’s just playing one on TV.
Dec 7, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Take a Pledge to Defend the First Amendment From the Trump Administration Take a Pledge to Defend the First Amendment From the Trump Administration
The president-elect has been alarmingly hostile to the press and free-speech rights.
Dec 7, 2016 / NationAction
Keith Ellison Is No Anti-Semite Keith Ellison Is No Anti-Semite
The candidate for DNC chair is being criticized for taking positions that are perfectly consistent with the views of the majority of American Jews.
Dec 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win? Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win?
New research shows that Trump made huge gains in counties with the highest rates of death from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
Dec 7, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War
The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.
Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
We Are Donald Trump We Are Donald Trump
The election removed our self-deceptions—our blindfolds—and now we stand naked before ourselves.
Dec 6, 2016 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists Trump’s Team of Faux Populists and Real Crony Capitalists
For progressive Democrats, the challenge now is not just to fight Trump’s policies but also to listen to the people he is betraying.
Dec 6, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the Electoral College Really Started How the Electoral College Really Started
Suddenly, it makes a whole lot of sense.
Dec 6, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow