Donald Trump

Protesters against US intervention in Venezuela

Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela? Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela?

They assure us they’re not for war. But they are supporting strangulation through sanctions, which has led to thousands of deaths.

May 23, 2019 / Jeff Faux

Yes, Trump Needs an ‘Intervention’—It’s Called an Impeachment Inquiry

Yes, Trump Needs an ‘Intervention’—It’s Called an Impeachment Inquiry Yes, Trump Needs an ‘Intervention’—It’s Called an Impeachment Inquiry

And America needs more than thoughts and “prayers” from Speaker Pelosi.

May 23, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Justin Amash Is Putting the Democrats to Shame

Justin Amash Is Putting the Democrats to Shame Justin Amash Is Putting the Democrats to Shame

The Freedom Caucus gadfly is making the argument Pelosi and her party should be making.

May 22, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Pocan and Jayapal

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for an Impeachment Inquiry

Representatives Mark Pocan and Pramila Jayapal recognize that “a president who thinks he’s king…is absolutely unacceptable.”

May 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction

Can we act in time to avoid the worst?

May 21, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Justin Amash

Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable

Trump is furious that a Republican read the Mueller report and responded with an embrace of the Constitution rather than party loyalty.

May 20, 2019 / John Nichols

John Bolton and a map

Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One

That’s why it’s critical that the public, Congress, and especially Dems seeking to replace Trump in 2020 speak out against it now.

May 17, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss

Air Strikes

Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen

The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.

May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi

Trump

Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy

Even after 10,000 falsehoods, many in the media find themselves unable to call a president who lies a liar.

May 16, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

Former Vice President Joe Biden

What Joe Biden Has in Common With Donald Trump What Joe Biden Has in Common With Donald Trump

Harold Meyerson on the candidates, Michael Ames on Bowe Bergdahl, and Laila Lalami on The Other Americans.

May 16, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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