The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll
Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.
Dec 20, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols
If Trump Fires Mueller, We Must Impeach If Trump Fires Mueller, We Must Impeach
The country will find itself in a constitutional crisis, where the executive branch rejects checks and balances and the rule of law.
Dec 15, 2017 / John Nichols
Gutting Net Neutrality Is the Trump Administration’s Most Brutal Blow to Democracy Yet Gutting Net Neutrality Is the Trump Administration’s Most Brutal Blow to Democracy Yet
This cannot be the end of a free and open Internet. Activists must fight on in the courts, in Congress, and in the streets.
Dec 14, 2017 / John Nichols
On a Wave of Votes From Selma, and the Civil-Rights Heartlands of Alabama, Doug Jones Sweeps to Victory On a Wave of Votes From Selma, and the Civil-Rights Heartlands of Alabama, Doug Jones Sweeps to Victory
An overwhelming surge in votes from African-American counties tipped the balance against Roy Moore.
Dec 13, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Has Made Roy Moore the Face of the Republican Party Donald Trump Has Made Roy Moore the Face of the Republican Party
Will other Republicans do nothing?
Dec 7, 2017 / John Nichols
Can Our Revolution Build a Blue Texas? Can Our Revolution Build a Blue Texas?
It’s encouraging a new generation of Lone Star progressives to run for office.
Nov 30, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols
Donald Trump’s Most Vile Tweets Yet Deserve Global Condemnation Donald Trump’s Most Vile Tweets Yet Deserve Global Condemnation
The president creates an international incident by circulating the anti-Muslim hate rants of Britain First.
Nov 29, 2017 / John Nichols
This Is a Constitutional Crisis This Is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump’s move to displace the legitimate head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assaults consumers—and violates the rule of law.
Nov 28, 2017 / John Nichols
If Trump’s FCC Repeals Net Neutrality, Elites Will Rule the Internet—and the Future If Trump’s FCC Repeals Net Neutrality, Elites Will Rule the Internet—and the Future
“This naked corporatism is Washington at its worst,” says former FCC commissioner Michael Copps.
Nov 24, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia
Trump’s cruelty toward Haitian refugees is his latest affront to American values.
Nov 23, 2017 / John Nichols