If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton
Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve has gotten a lot less publicity. But her desire to return the US to the gold standard and eliminate federal deposit insurance could destroy t...
Sep 29, 2020 / James Ledbetter
Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them
Turn Trump’s 2016-winning rhetoric against him to ensure victory in 2020.
Sep 29, 2020 / Marshall Auerback
How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election
Trump smash democratic norms!
Sep 29, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Trump’s Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy Trump’s Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy
Democrats have to attack not just Trump for being a scofflaw but also the system that lets the ultra-rich avoid paying their fair share.
Sep 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy
A rush to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of an election jeopardizes the credibility of the judicial branch.
Sep 28, 2020 / John Nichols
Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination
Her Catholicism is irrelevant. The worldview of the fringe right-wing sect she has grown up in definitely isn’t.
Sep 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Mueller’s Failure Exposes the Limits of Prosecutorial Liberalism Mueller’s Failure Exposes the Limits of Prosecutorial Liberalism
Instead of fantasizing about square-jawed lawmen, progressives need to figure out how to curb the imperial presidency.
Sep 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
It’s Not Just the Supreme Court That’s at Stake It’s Not Just the Supreme Court That’s at Stake
Congressional Republicans have pledged to fight dirty. Democrats need to stop playing nice.
Sep 25, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy
In a sweeping address, the senator argues for specific action to assure a peaceful transfer of power after the November election.
Sep 25, 2020 / John Nichols
Ilhan Omar Pushes Back Against the Desperate Racist Politics of Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Rallies Ilhan Omar Pushes Back Against the Desperate Racist Politics of Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Rallies
The president is mounting a xenophobic divide-and-conquer campaign that seeks to win Minnesota and, with it, the 2020 election.
Sep 24, 2020 / John Nichols