Donald Trump

Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished

Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished

Trump is preparing to run in 2024, but a new Senate report detailing his sedition gives officials the evidence they need to disqualify him from completing the coup.

Oct 11, 2021 / John Nichols

Chris-Wray-testimony

There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job There’s No Good Reason FBI Director Chris Wray Still Has a Job

Wray has a pattern of refusing to pursue powerful men like Brett Kavanaugh and Larry Nassar on behalf of women and people of color.

Sep 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal

California Recall Elder

California Says “No” California Says “No”

In a thorough rebuke of Republican subterfuge, voters overwhelmingly rejected the attempted recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Sep 15, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Senator Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie

After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.

Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Trump and Orban

Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy

The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?

Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford

Afghan Escalation

Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan

Resetting the global chessboard.

Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?

Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census? Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?

While the Census showed significant growth among communities of color, it was still, almost certainly, a vast and deliberate undercount.

Aug 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

US Marines in Afghanistan

Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In

There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle.

Aug 17, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

The grotesque costs of lying about the war have grown too large to bear.

Aug 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sen. Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich

A new study reveals that Johnson’s “principled” stand for tax reform may enrich two of his campaign donors by half a billion dollars.

Aug 16, 2021 / John Nichols

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