Donald Trump

The GOP: Grotesque, Outrageous Putschists

The GOP: Grotesque, Outrageous Putschists The GOP: Grotesque, Outrageous Putschists

It’s high time we call Republicans what they have become, and give the Grand Old Party a much-deserved name change.

Nov 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Lose Friends and Not Influence the Election Results How to Lose Friends and Not Influence the Election Results

More of the same, but worse. 

Nov 24, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Obama campaigns for Biden

Democrats No Longer Have a Coalition Democrats No Longer Have a Coalition

In the absence of Trump, the party faces an identity crisis.

Nov 23, 2020 / Musa al-Gharbi

How Long Can Biden Avoid Confronting Trump?

How Long Can Biden Avoid Confronting Trump? How Long Can Biden Avoid Confronting Trump?

The president-elect has decided that the current president is best ignored. But what if Trump remains a force in political life?

Nov 23, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Wisconsin’s Recount Will Only Serve to Confirm Donald Trump’s Humiliating Defeat

Wisconsin’s Recount Will Only Serve to Confirm Donald Trump’s Humiliating Defeat Wisconsin’s Recount Will Only Serve to Confirm Donald Trump’s Humiliating Defeat

Trump’s desperately racist and antidemocratic challenge to results from Milwaukee and Madison will reveal no fraud—merely that he lost.

Nov 20, 2020 / John Nichols

The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump

The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump

Joe Biden is wary of a legal reckoning against his predecessor, but to let Trump go would be to sanction future corruption.

Nov 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Ilhan Omar Rally On The Hill

Representative Ilhan Omar: ‘I Hope President Biden Seizes This Opportunity.’ Representative Ilhan Omar: ‘I Hope President Biden Seizes This Opportunity.’

The president-elect has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reorient US foreign policy so this country truly means what it says.

Nov 20, 2020 / Representative Ilhan Omar

The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay

The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay

In its blind obedience to Trump’s blatant coup attempt, the party has abandoned even the pretense of democratic principle—indeed, any principle other than holding on to power.

Nov 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Protest signs in front of Jones Day office

Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump

The law firm has been the president’s biggest legal booster—and beneficiary—from the start. It’s not going to stop now.

Nov 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Rudy Giuliani stands at a podium speaking to the press

Even a Clownish Coup Can Still Hurt Democracy Even a Clownish Coup Can Still Hurt Democracy

As the president’s campaign maintains its futile effort to steal the election, we all bear the cost.

Nov 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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