Donald Trump

Trump Nuclear Deal

Is Trumpism Fascism? Is Trumpism Fascism?

Katha Pollitt examines Trump’s ideology, Mike Lux surveys political strategy, and Harold Meyerson remembers Jonathan Gold.

Aug 2, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Fake News Poster MAGA Rally

Donald Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are an Attack on Democracy Donald Trump’s Attacks on the Press Are an Attack on Democracy

The president is trying to construct an alternate reality where he alone tells the truth.

Aug 1, 2018 / Editorial / The Nation

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine

Where’s the Outrage Over Bill Shine? Where’s the Outrage Over Bill Shine?

The man accused of enabling Roger Ailes’s abuse of female staffers is now Trump’s communications chief.

Aug 1, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Brett Kavanaugh

Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment? Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment?

Trump’s Supreme Court pick has a long track record of favoring business interests over the health of people and the earth.

Jul 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Nikki Haley at United Nations

The UN Eyes a World With Less US The UN Eyes a World With Less US

Frustrated by Trump’s “America First” war on diplomacy, are other member nations pushing back or moving on?

Jul 30, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Southwest Key Programs Safety Plan

A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Sexually Abused in an Immigrant-Detention Center A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Sexually Abused in an Immigrant-Detention Center

Separated from her mother by Trump’s zero-tolerance policy, the child was forced to sign a statement confirming that she understood it was her responsibility to stay away from her ...

Jul 27, 2018 / Ari Honarvar

Republicans for Impeaching the President

Republicans for Impeaching the President Republicans for Impeaching the President

Yes, there are wingnuts who want to go after Rod Rosenstein. But shouldn’t the media pay more attention to GOP critics of Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors?

Jul 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President

The Russian political class has come to love Trump wholeheartedly, and are happy to share this love with the whole country.

Jul 27, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Trump and Kim handshake in Singapore

An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance

Five analysts propose remaking the 1953 armistice to provide security guarantees to Kim Jong-un.

Jul 27, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Donald Trump

What My Escape From Hitler’s Germany Taught Me About Trump’s America What My Escape From Hitler’s Germany Taught Me About Trump’s America

And what Trump’s America teaches us about Netanyahu’s Israel.

Jul 27, 2018 / Henry Siegman

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