Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction
Like it or not, the “Miracle on Ice” team has long allowed itself to be used by the worst actors in our politics.
Feb 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin
If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution
It gives the president sweeping pardon powers that he’s more than happy to use for partisan and personal ends.
Feb 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder
Is it any wonder, when radical right ideas are no longer confined to the margins, but have become normalized?
Feb 21, 2020 / Jordan Stancil
Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband
The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.
Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols
In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?
A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.
Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin
After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness
And it’s revealing that he’s turned the entire GOP into a party of thugs.
Feb 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator
Within minutes of his Senate acquittal, he was tweeting a video depicting him winning every election for the next several thousand years, ending with the logo “Trump 4EVA.”
Feb 7, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries
These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.
Feb 7, 2020 / Peter Dreier
Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality
In the State of the Union, the president made clear that his reelection strategy is to foment fear and division through lies and merciless propaganda.
Feb 5, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul? Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul?
Many analysts say Democrats need to score significant swing voter support to win in 2020. The question is whether they can do that without tilting to the center.
Feb 3, 2020 / Feature / Tana Ganeva