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Checks and balances
Checks and balances news and analysis from The Nation
October 19, 2018
America needs a Congress that will challenge this president when he attacks freedom of the press, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.
September 7, 2018
Trump’s anonymous lieutenant was wrong to reject a constitutional remedy for an erratic and amoral presidency.
July 19, 2018
While liberals call for restoration of basic democracy, the left fears this will only revive the neoliberalism partly responsible for driving people to the right.
May 4, 2018
Giuliani seems to think that President Trump is above the law.
April 30, 2018
The senator has always championed the causes of veterans. Apparently, this enrages the president.
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February 2, 2018
The Speaker of the House has abandoned his duty to defend the authority of the House in order to serve as an agent of the president.
January 30, 2018
Along with citizen activism, they have proven to be an important safeguard of constitutional liberty—but the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.
September 12, 2017
The country is now a tinderbox, in which supporters of the rival factions believe they can lose only if the other side rigs the results.
July 20, 2017
The Speaker and his allies block Barbara Lee’s drive to check presidential war making.
May 8, 2017
Millions are threatened by famine, as Riyadh prepares an assault on the country’s key port.
