Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy
He’s gambling that every agency that could put the brakes on his power grab is too cowed or compromised to stop him.
Feb 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Donald Trump Is the Ugly Face of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Donald Trump Is the Ugly Face of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Trump has pledged to attack the unsheltered in Los Angeles as part of his Olympic efforts.
Feb 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg
Don’t make him the center of tonight’s debate. Amplify your own messages, or run the risk of repeating the Republican Party’s grave 2016 mistake.
Feb 19, 2020 / John Nichols
How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama. How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.
After one administration turns a blind eye to torture, we can expect little repercussions for throwing children in cages.
Feb 19, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband
The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.
Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols
Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue
A scoutlandish story!… Love supreme… No more war… Street smarts…
Feb 18, 2020 / Our Readers
Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.
Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.
Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah
Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities
First, they came for the immigrants…
Feb 18, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The America We Want to Be The America We Want to Be
We shouldn’t let Trump’s war on immigrants deplete our capacity for compassion.
Feb 17, 2020 / Column / Laila Lalami