Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt? Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt?
The lives lost and money wasted are real. The only question is who has the courage to state that the emperor has no clothes.
Jan 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI
And that poses a serious threat to the separation of powers and the rule of law.
Jan 16, 2018 / Joshua Holland
How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable
It’s a strategy long in the making.
Jan 15, 2018 / Feature / Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Why Donald Trump Said ‘Shithole Countries’ Why Donald Trump Said ‘Shithole Countries’
He was playing to his racist supporters. Afterward, conservative pundits tried to defend him.
Jan 12, 2018 / Joan Walsh
3 Reasons Why Republicans Will Let the Rich Abuse the Tax Code 3 Reasons Why Republicans Will Let the Rich Abuse the Tax Code
The GOP tax bill creates a vast and easy game for accountants to play.
Jan 12, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
The Death Cult of Trumpism The Death Cult of Trumpism
Through racism and nationalism, Trump leverages tribal resentment against an emerging manifest common destiny.
Jan 11, 2018 / Feature / Greg Grandin
The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’ The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’
New evidence that Washington broke its promise not to expand NATO “one inch eastward”—a fateful decision with ongoing ramifications—has not been reported by The New York Times or o...
Jan 10, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism
Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.
Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Orange Menace—and the Even More Dangerous Party That Stands With Him The Orange Menace—and the Even More Dangerous Party That Stands With Him
Trump isn’t chiefly responsible for the wholesale damage being done to the country. The primary culprit is the GOP.
Jan 9, 2018 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
The Trump Family’s History With the KKK The Trump Family’s History With the KKK
Linda Gordon on Fred Trump, plus Nancy MacLean on the roots of the right.
Jan 4, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener