The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media
Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.
Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment
Progressive Caucus Vice Chair Mark Pocan says the president must resolve “direct conflicts in both domestic and foreign policy” or face constitutional consequences.
Feb 13, 2017 / John Nichols
The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.
Feb 13, 2017 / Ari Berman
Call and Demand That Your Senators Reject Andy Puzder, the ‘Anti-Labor Secretary’ Call and Demand That Your Senators Reject Andy Puzder, the ‘Anti-Labor Secretary’
The fast-food CEO is uniquely unqualified to head the Department of Labor.
Feb 10, 2017 / NationAction
Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs
Most of us work in the service sector, but you won't hear the president talk about that.
Feb 10, 2017 / Bryce Covert
Kellyanne Conway’s Phantom Massacre Kellyanne Conway’s Phantom Massacre
She said the massacre at Bowling Green Was just the sort of terror we’ve been fearing. And this she didn’t mention: At the scene Were Jersey Muslims by the thousands cheering.
Feb 9, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Donald Trump Wants to Tear Down the Wall—the Wall Between Church and State Donald Trump Wants to Tear Down the Wall—the Wall Between Church and State
And the religious right couldn’t be happier.
Feb 9, 2017 / The Nation
The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big
You can call it hypocrisy, or you can call it keeping your eyes on the prize.
Feb 9, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media
He’s making it difficult to pick out the signal from the noise.
Feb 9, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power
The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.
Feb 8, 2017 / Eric Foner