Demand That Trump Appointees and Allies Answer the Question: Will You Defend Freedom of the Press? Demand That Trump Appointees and Allies Answer the Question: Will You Defend Freedom of the Press?
Every member of the Trump team should be pressed on the question of whether they will respect the First Amendment to the Constitution they have sworn to uphold.
Mar 7, 2017 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend
It’s part of a new wave of demonstrations and organizing drives linking workers’ rights and civil rights.
Mar 3, 2017 / John Nichols
If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached
The founders anticipated circumstances like this, which is why they outlined the impeachment process.
Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump’s Net Neutrality-Hating FCC Chair Is Already Gutting Public-Interest Regulations Trump’s Net Neutrality-Hating FCC Chair Is Already Gutting Public-Interest Regulations
But movements can counter him.
Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols
What Keith Ellison’s Defeat Says About the DNC What Keith Ellison’s Defeat Says About the DNC
Insider Dems simply do not accept the fact that the party must break its bonds with big money and link itself with grassroots activists.
Mar 1, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Goes All In for the Military-Industrial Complex Donald Trump Goes All In for the Military-Industrial Complex
The president’s address signaled his plans for domestic austerity and military bloat.
Feb 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Democrats Are Bringing DREAMers, Muslims, and Activists to Trump’s First Speech Before Congress Democrats Are Bringing DREAMers, Muslims, and Activists to Trump’s First Speech Before Congress
Disability-rights advocates and a doctor who treated victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting will also be in attendance.
Feb 27, 2017 / John Nichols
Tom Perez Narrowly Defeats Keith Ellison for DNC Chair Tom Perez Narrowly Defeats Keith Ellison for DNC Chair
To succeed, Perez must ally with the grassroots activists who are more concerned with principles than with partisanship.
Feb 25, 2017 / John Nichols
Why Keith Ellison Matters Why Keith Ellison Matters
He recognizes the need for a big-picture approach to political challenges that includes a “Right to Vote Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution.
Feb 24, 2017 / John Nichols
Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone
Sanders hails the civil-rights activist, union leader, progressive candidate, and crusader as a hero who forged a new politics.
Feb 23, 2017 / John Nichols