President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced
America needs a Congress that will challenge this president when he attacks freedom of the press, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.
Oct 19, 2018 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Putting Every Journalist in Every Country at Risk Donald Trump Is Putting Every Journalist in Every Country at Risk
The president’s casual response to the Khashoggi killing is horrifying.
Oct 18, 2018 / John Nichols
The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Mitch McConnell just revealed the scheme: cut taxes for the billionaires class, create deficits, and then shred the social safety net.
Oct 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Will North Dakota’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Cost Democrats the Senate? Will North Dakota’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Cost Democrats the Senate?
The Supreme Court has allowed the state to erect unreasonable barriers to voting by Native Americans.
Oct 15, 2018 / John Nichols
Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo
If you thought McConnell and Graham were odious, get a load of the challengers to Tammy Baldwin, Claire McCaskill, and Heidi Heitkamp.
Oct 12, 2018 / John Nichols
The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot
State attorneys general are the key to holding the White House to account—and Democrats are making a strong showing in several races.
Oct 11, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
Medicare for All Is Officially Winning Medicare for All Is Officially Winning
Trump and Republican Senate candidates are now lying about single payer. Why? Because they’re losing the health-care debate.
Oct 10, 2018 / John Nichols
The Supreme Court Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. The Supreme Court Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.
Progressives need to take back the Senate, and then consider constitutional reforms.
Oct 10, 2018 / John Nichols
Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room
This political opportunist made herself an ally, an apologist, and an acolyte of a man she once recognized as “irresponsible.”
Oct 9, 2018 / John Nichols
Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied His Way Onto the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied His Way Onto the Supreme Court
The House has a duty to do what the Senate has failed to do: investigate this shameful jurist and hold him to account.
Oct 6, 2018 / John Nichols