Welcome to the One-Party State Welcome to the One-Party State
Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency. It’s time we start calling this what it is.
Jan 3, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
House Republicans Dive into the Swamp House Republicans Dive into the Swamp
A scheme to gut ethics oversight revealed the true character of GOP members of the House and their so-called leadership.
Jan 3, 2017 / John Nichols
3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches
Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...
Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts
If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands.
Dec 28, 2016 / David Dayen
The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals
A specter is haunting German Chancellor Merkel in the wake of the Berlin terror attack—her own junior partner in government, as well as the European far right, Putin’s Russia, and ...
Dec 27, 2016 / Paul Hockenos
Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America
Keith Ellison is right to warn Democrats that a battle in one state has nationwide implications.
Dec 23, 2016 / John Nichols
Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars
Republicans had a huge problem with Obama’s “czars.” Will they say anything now? (Spoiler: no.)
Dec 22, 2016 / David Dayen
Fake News Is Not the Real Media Threat We’re Facing Fake News Is Not the Real Media Threat We’re Facing
What the conservative media machine does is much more dangerous.
Dec 22, 2016 / David A. Bell
Pax Trumpanica? Pax Trumpanica?
He said that torture was OK. He’d bomb the bad guys off the map. He now sounds much less bellicose— A cuddly dog on Putin’s lap.
Dec 22, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking! Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking!
The debate over possible intervention in the election should be based on publicly disclosed evidence, not unverifiable, anonymous leaks.
Dec 21, 2016 / The Nation