The Shaming of Paul Ryan Is Now Complete The Shaming of Paul Ryan Is Now Complete
From silencing debate on guns to backing “textbook-racist” Trump, the GOP “leader” always puts partisanship above principle.
Jun 23, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country
RoseAnn DeMoro on the People’s Summit, David Cole on lessons from the NRA, and Sasha Abramsky on Trump and Muslims.
Jun 23, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy? Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy?
And what is to be done?
Jun 23, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Louis Michael Seidman, Ted Gup, and Elinor Langer
This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today
Donald Trump and neo-Nazis exist along a racist continuum on which it is difficult to draw any lines.
Jun 23, 2016 / Back Issues / Elinor Langer
What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
Trump and Sanders both communicated leadership through narratives that animated outpourings of enthusiasm that have so far eluded Clinton.
Jun 22, 2016 / Marshall Ganz and Hahrie Han
How Not to Study Donald Trump How Not to Study Donald Trump
The “Trump Studies” syllabus was intended to mock his bigotry; instead, it served as a perfect example of white racism in academia.
Jun 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia? Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia?
Washington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern.
Jun 22, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination
The American Bar Association has given President Obama’s pick its highest rating.
Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
Jun 21, 2016 / Ari Berman
How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom
An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.
Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel