The Craven Power Politics of Mitch McConnell The Craven Power Politics of Mitch McConnell
He blocked a bipartisan statement on Russian hacking before the election, but now belatedly joins senators asking for a probe.
Dec 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Should Fight All of Trump’s Nominees. Yes, All of Them. Democrats Should Fight All of Trump’s Nominees. Yes, All of Them.
He’s betrayed his working-class supporters by naming a cabinet of millionaire and billionaire insiders.
Dec 8, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War
The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.
Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock
The congresswoman and several thousand veterans are expected to travel to North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Dec 1, 2016 / John Nichols
False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem
Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.
Nov 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma
The 21st Century Cures Act has been “hijacked” by corporations, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned on Monday.
Nov 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did
Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...
Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer
Nancy Pelosi’s leadership is essential to an opposition Democratic Party, but her whip, Steny Hoyer, is a favorite of lobbyists and corporations.
Nov 28, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference
Taking lessons from her time as minority leader under Bush, Pelosi says Democrats should play off discord within the GOP on Medicare, infrastructure, and the economy.
Nov 22, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump Senate Republicans Don’t Really Want to Govern in the Era of Trump
Mitch McConnell has no use for power other than acquiring and maintaining it.
Nov 21, 2016 / David Dayen