Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal
The only question is how long the president can get away with this con.
Mar 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Life in the Stupidverse Continues Life in the Stupidverse Continues
Mar 19, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People
Forget the scandals and the tweets. What really matters is the looting.
Mar 15, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Why Is It So Hard for Our President to Condemn White Supremacy and Islamophobia? Why Is It So Hard for Our President to Condemn White Supremacy and Islamophobia?
The horrific attack on mosques in New Zealand tells us, again, that racist hatred is a global terrorist threat. It must be identified as such, and robustly rejected.
Mar 15, 2019 / John Nichols
Who’s the Dummy? Who’s the Dummy?
A wall, Trump says, will keep us safe From every scary Guatemalan. And count on Fox to back him up, Like Pravda always backed up Stalin. But Pravda got the party line That it was o…
Mar 15, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’ Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’
Too many reputations and other interests are vested in the legend for it to vanish from American politics anytime soon.
Mar 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
How to Beat Trump in 2020 How to Beat Trump in 2020
John Nichols on strategy, Michael Kazin on Southern Democrats, and Katha Pollitt on political victories for women.
Mar 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation
Robert Mueller has yet to allege collusion, and Democrats who accuse Trump of being a Kremlin conspirator are silent when his policies escalate tensions with Russia.
Mar 12, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Democratic Hawks Helped Scuttle the Hanoi Summit on Korea Democratic Hawks Helped Scuttle the Hanoi Summit on Korea
They, along with National Security Adviser John Bolton, have been cynical about the Trump-Kim talks and the inter-Korean peace process from the beginning.
Mar 7, 2019 / Tim Shorrock