In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach
The runoff this Sunday will determine not only who will be president—Andrés Arauz or Guillermo Lasso—but also whether Ecuador will continue to lead the fight against elite financia...
Apr 9, 2021 / Greg Grandin
Why Brazil Still Matters Why Brazil Still Matters
With Lula eligible to run against Bolsonaro, Brazilians hold the world’s future in their hands.
Apr 5, 2021 / Feature / Glenn Greenwald
Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining Democracy Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining Democracy
Wherever the casino magnate went, corruption—be it moral, legal, political, or cultural—was never far behind.
Feb 8, 2021 / Editorial / Eric Alterman
The US Empire Is Crumbling Before Our Eyes The US Empire Is Crumbling Before Our Eyes
With unprecedented economic inequality and massive overspending on military expansion, America now looks a lot like 476 CE Rome.
Jan 21, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime
If Trump’s pressuring of Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” votes to overturn an election result isn’t impeachable, nothing is.
Jan 4, 2021 / John Nichols
Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes
This is about more than just reforming a broken process. A steady focus on accountability isolates and diminishes the critics.
Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / John Nichols
Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?
The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.
Dec 8, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman
Crooked David Perdue Is Afraid to Debate His Record of Self-Dealing Crooked David Perdue Is Afraid to Debate His Record of Self-Dealing
Amid mounting evidence of sordid financial abuses, the Republican senator from Georgia is skipping a big debate on Sunday with Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.
Dec 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted. Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted.
He has declared total war on American democracy, and for that, he must be brought to justice.
Dec 1, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Georgia GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler Just Got Caught Violating the Law Georgia GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler Just Got Caught Violating the Law
Will the Senate’s richest member be held to account for her blatantly illegal solicitation of campaign cash?
Nov 23, 2020 / John Nichols