Grassley Knows Exactly What He Was Doing 35 Years Ago—Scheming to Ban Abortion Grassley Knows Exactly What He Was Doing 35 Years Ago—Scheming to Ban Abortion
The Judiciary Committee chair will bend every rule to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as part of his career-long mission to overturn Roe.
Sep 21, 2018 / John Nichols
Who Putin Is Not Who Putin Is Not
Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.
Sep 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump
Retracing the roots of political falsehood.
Sep 20, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs
Davos For Fascists Davos For Fascists
At The Gateway Pundit’s far-right confab, Western chauvinism is the only idea that matters.
Sep 17, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor
Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered? Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered?
The rise of the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats is stunning—but the Social Democrats have been losing ground for decades.
Sep 17, 2018 / Lars Trägårdh
Brett Kavanaugh’s Role in Schemes to Politicize the Judiciary Should Disqualify Him Brett Kavanaugh’s Role in Schemes to Politicize the Judiciary Should Disqualify Him
The Trump nominee is trying to bury his connection with one of Karl Rove’s ugliest gambits.
Sep 14, 2018 / John Nichols
Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney
Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.
Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick
The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
Sep 12, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.
Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.
Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel