Trump’s Unwavering Adversary: Islam Trump’s Unwavering Adversary: Islam
The flip-flopping 45th president remains remarkably consistent in his condemnation of the global Muslim community.
Oct 9, 2018 / Juan Cole
A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change
If Democrats flip the House, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will have the leaders, agenda, and institutional muscle to drive the debate.
Oct 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Wealth-Defense Industry The Wealth-Defense Industry
Lessons from the Trumps’ tax-avoidance racket.
Oct 9, 2018 / Chuck Collins
Senators Have a Duty to Reject Kavanaugh’s Threat to Equal Justice Under the Law Senators Have a Duty to Reject Kavanaugh’s Threat to Equal Justice Under the Law
Justice John Paul Stevens spoke an essential truth when he said that the furiously partisan nominee has proven himself to be unfit.
Oct 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’ Trump’s Immigration Policy ‘Fever Dream’
Child detention, reduced asylum, a pointless wall: What unites these hateful policies?
Oct 5, 2018 / John Washington
Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely? Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely?
In seeking to overturn the Flores Agreement, the administration is undoing two decades of precedent.
Oct 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Kavanaugh’s Testimony Kavanaugh’s Testimony
He whined, he bullied and he wept— Behaving like an unhinged lout. The White House saw a grand display— Judicial temperament throughout.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process
The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
More Cold War Extremism and Crises More Cold War Extremism and Crises
Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.
Oct 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?
News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.
Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman