Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy
As the supporters of speaking truth to power celebrate World Press Freedom Day, Trump seeks to defund public media in the United States.
May 2, 2025 / John Nichols
Trump’s Poll Numbers Have Collapsed Trump’s Poll Numbers Have Collapsed
After 100 days of chaos, the president’s numbers are in free fall, and that’s emboldening his critics everywhere—even in Alabama.
Apr 29, 2025 / John Nichols
The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos” The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “a Whole New Descent Into Government Chaos”
Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shock waves through Milwaukee and beyond.
Apr 25, 2025 / John Nichols
The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism
Pope Francis, who has died at 88, fought for economic justice with a consistency that distinguished him from the elites of his time.
Apr 21, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols
A Pope Who Prays for Palestine A Pope Who Prays for Palestine
Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for Palestinians and Israelis to be able to live in peace.
Apr 20, 2025 / John Nichols
Why Bernie Sanders Went to Coachella Why Bernie Sanders Went to Coachella
The senator is building a movement, and he knows young voters are essential to making it work.
Apr 16, 2025 / John Nichols
Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job
The treasury secretary’s pronouncements keep missing the mark—wildly, weirdly, and dangerously.
Apr 10, 2025 / John Nichols
Trump’s Tantrum Tariffs Will Not Renew US Manufacturing Trump’s Tantrum Tariffs Will Not Renew US Manufacturing
Gimmicks like Trump’s economically ignorant, politically jingoistic, and personally self-serving tariff agenda won’t help workers in the US or abroad.
Apr 7, 2025 / John Nichols
Tony Benn Taught Us That Every Generation Must Struggle for Radical Democracy Tony Benn Taught Us That Every Generation Must Struggle for Radical Democracy
The British parliamentarian, who would be 100 today, challenged militarism, colonialism, neoliberalism, and the complacency of centrists in the face of billionaire-class oligarchy...
Apr 3, 2025 / John Nichols
Democracy 1, Elon Musk 0 Democracy 1, Elon Musk 0
The richest man in the world attempted to buy an election in Wisconsin. His effort crashed and burned, establishing a model for the fight against Trumpism.
Apr 2, 2025 / John Nichols