Donald Trump

On the debate stage, Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis gesture and point toward each other while Nikki Haley looks on between them.

In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux In the GOP Debate, It’s the Lost Cause Redux

Fighting in Alabama, capital of the Confederacy, Jim Crow, and Donald Trump, the final four GOP presidential candidates fought to be the nominee in case Trump gets sent to jail or ...

Dec 7, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump speaks to a crowd animatedly in front of a

A Trump Dictatorship Is Not “Inevitable”—as Long as We Step Up Now A Trump Dictatorship Is Not “Inevitable”—as Long as We Step Up Now

The disgraced former president almost surely has a lock on the GOP nomination. But that doesn’t mean he’ll win in 2024.

Dec 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.

Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward

The president’s approach to Gaza has been a moral and political catastrophe that has made Trump’s return to the White House much more likely. What can be done about that?

Dec 1, 2023 / Max Elbaum and Bill Fletcher Jr.

Pierre Omidyar, the chairman and founder of eBay, looks on during the final session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York, on September 23, 2010.

Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right Why “Liberal” Donors Love Giving Money to the Extreme Right

Many purportedly progressive plutocrats turn reactionary on Israel and labor.

Nov 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

somber photo American flag, US isolationism

Two Cheers for Isolationism Two Cheers for Isolationism

The left should be arguing that the US’s purpose is its own redevelopment—which is incompatible with global primacy.

Nov 17, 2023 / Jeff Faux

Former US president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after testifying in his civil fraud trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York City on November 6, 2023.

There’s No Stopping Donald Trump’s Courtroom Soliloquy There’s No Stopping Donald Trump’s Courtroom Soliloquy

In his testimony at his New York civil trial yesterday, the former president’s ramblings tried the judge’s patience.

Nov 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Speaks During A News Conference in Atlanta, Georgia

Trump Gets Closer to Trial in Georgia Trump Gets Closer to Trial in Georgia

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has already induced four of Trump’s codefendants to serve as prosecution witnesses.

Nov 3, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on November 2, 2023.

The Folksy Fanaticism of Mike Johnson The Folksy Fanaticism of Mike Johnson

The new speaker of the House combines Christian nationalism and MAGA.

Nov 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

west Virginia statehouse, capitol, economic bill of rights

In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?

Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.

Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow

Former president Donald Trump welcomes Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to the stage at a rally in support of Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance in Vandalia, Ohio, on November 7, 2022.

Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen

Trump wants his close political ally Ohio Republican Jim Jordan to become second in the line of presidential succession. Brace yourselves.

Oct 6, 2023 / John Nichols

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