Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate
Six things he’s done to turn it into a weak arm of Trump’s White House.
Oct 4, 2018 / John Nichols
How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy
Everything—even support for human-rights atrocities—has a price.
Oct 4, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman
We Should Be Grateful to Activists Confronting Politicians Directly We Should Be Grateful to Activists Confronting Politicians Directly
As our crisis in democratic accountability intensifies, there’s often no other way to make elected leaders listen.
Oct 4, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process
The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?
News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.
Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected
The Republican senator says evidence of lying to the Judiciary Committee should prevent confirmation of Trump’s pick.
Oct 1, 2018 / John Nichols
Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient
The nominee’s full record should be examined, including his many misleading and false statements to the Senate.
Sep 28, 2018 / John Nichols
The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings
It’s difficult. It hurts. It’s unfair. But women will keep telling our stories.
Sep 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh
No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination
Senators cannot provide advice and consent when basic questions have not been answered.
Sep 27, 2018 / John Nichols
Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen
The congressional push to end US support for the Saudi and UAE-led war is gaining strength.
Sep 27, 2018 / James Carden