Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump
A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.
Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia
Despite gestures at moderation, the party’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry has returned to the fore.
Jun 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer
What Is Wrong, “New York Times”? Can We Help? What Is Wrong, “New York Times”? Can We Help?
Why didn’t Maggie Haberman report what’s in her Trump book earlier? Times reporters don’t want to hear a word about it.
Feb 11, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau
The New Democratic Party and its dynamic young leader, Jagmeet Singh, score a cross-border endorsement.
Sep 20, 2021 / Column / John Nichols
The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old
It’s a war we were destined—and that we deserved—to lose.
Jul 7, 2021 / Blog / Alfred W. McCoy
FirstLadyology: The Role Has Long Been a Lose-Lose Proposition FirstLadyology: The Role Has Long Been a Lose-Lose Proposition
In breaking the mold for presidential partners, Jill Biden could set her successors free.
Jan 21, 2021 / Alexis Grenell
Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election
It’s only once we’ve won, whether that’s now or four years from now, that the real work begins.
Nov 6, 2020 / Dispatch / Rebecca Gordon
Donald Trump, Choker in Chief Donald Trump, Choker in Chief
The strange disappearance of Trump’s populist message.
Oct 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is America’s First Conspiracist President Donald Trump Is America’s First Conspiracist President
His paranoid fantasies are for the masses, but they are propped up by plenty of elites.
Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Fraser
Hillary Clinton Warned Us We Had to Get Serious About the Supreme Court Hillary Clinton Warned Us We Had to Get Serious About the Supreme Court
We really should have listened.
Sep 30, 2020 / John Nichols