Yesterday Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law Yesterday Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law
When Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from Senate Intelligence, he told him to commit a crime. But that’s not even the worst of it.
May 14, 2019 / Joan Walsh
The New Political Group Supermajority Aims to Mobilize Women Across Race, Class, and Generation The New Political Group Supermajority Aims to Mobilize Women Across Race, Class, and Generation
Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, and Alicia Garza are pushing a “women’s new deal.”
May 2, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Good Luck, Joe Biden! You’ll Need It. Good Luck, Joe Biden! You’ll Need It.
Biden may still be the front-runner in this race, but there’s absolutely no sign that he gets where he’s out of step with the party base.
Apr 25, 2019 / Joan Walsh
In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn
With the release of the redacted but still damning Mueller report, Attorney General William Barr will go down in history for his attempts to shield a corrupt president.
Apr 18, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything
The New York senator is a Medicare for All, Green New Deal progressive who wants to win over Trump’s voters. Can she convince Democrats to give her a shot?
Apr 11, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws
What happens when the president disobeys the law, and tries to get others to disobey the law?
Apr 9, 2019 / Joan Walsh
That Time Tucker Carlson Called Me the C-Word That Time Tucker Carlson Called Me the C-Word
For Fox News, Carlson’s history of foul sexist comments is a plus, not a liability.
Mar 11, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s CPAC Rant Wasn’t a Speech—It Was a Breakdown Trump’s CPAC Rant Wasn’t a Speech—It Was a Breakdown
Trump may have come unglued at CPAC because his administration is coming unglued around him.
Mar 4, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders
A president who talks like a mob boss got protected by his GOP mob-boss wannabes. Cohen, a former Trump enforcer himself, made them all look ludicrous—and vulnerable.
Feb 27, 2019 / Joan Walsh
The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence
Where’s the media furor over real-live racists Christopher Paul Hasson and Roger Stone?
Feb 22, 2019 / Joan Walsh