Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race
Withdrawing from the INF Treaty will take us into dangerous territory not visited since the Cold War.
Feb 8, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step
The other big target on their hit list is Cuba.
Feb 7, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh
Pledge: Let’s Make February 16 National Stayaway Day Pledge: Let’s Make February 16 National Stayaway Day
If the shutdown resumes, we urge federal workers to stay away from work and their allies to occupy airports on 2/16.
Feb 7, 2019 / Sarita Gupta and Erica Smiley
The State of the Union Is Not Good The State of the Union Is Not Good
John Nichols on Trump; plus Sasha Abramsky on TPS and Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change.
Feb 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President
Most surveys show Trump would lose in a matchup against a democratic socialist named Bernie Sanders.
Feb 6, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision
Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.
Feb 6, 2019 / James Carden
Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People
In other countries, locking out hundreds of thousands of public servants would lead to strikes. But not here.
Feb 6, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like
After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.
Feb 6, 2019 / Joan Walsh
It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point? It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point?
Trump’s cynical speech spoke to the past, not the future.
Feb 5, 2019 / John Nichols
‘Let Them Eat Trump’ ‘Let Them Eat Trump’
The media’s preoccupation with this administration’s scandals often distract us from more important matters—especially America’s never-ending wars.
Feb 5, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich