Elections

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism

Trump promised to get tough with companies that offshore jobs. He never said anything about buying them off with our tax dollars. 

Nov 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Steve Mnuchin Wilbur Ross

Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin—Profiteers of the Great Foreclosure Machine—Go to Washington Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin—Profiteers of the Great Foreclosure Machine—Go to Washington

Mnuchin and Ross led companies that committed fraud to foreclose on millions of homeowners. Now they will be in charge of the entire US economy. What could go wrong?

Nov 30, 2016 / David Dayen

war on women protest

How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash

We can’t relax, and we can’t assume that everything will work out.

Nov 30, 2016 / Sady Doyle

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem

Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.

Nov 30, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Sanders Supporters in Prospect Park

The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump

There are millions of Americans just waiting to be put to work. And there’s a hell of a lot of work to be done.

Nov 30, 2016 / Blog / Becky Bond and Zack Exley

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math

Noting that more Americans voted for Democrats, the senator says her party has a mandate to resist Trumpism.

Nov 30, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Tower

Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters

A visit to the other White House offers a preview of Donald Trump’s America.

Nov 29, 2016 / Nick Turse

Tom Price

Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare

The selection of Tom Price to head HHS brings the president-elect into alignment with Speaker Paul Ryan.

Nov 29, 2016 / David Dayen

Putin and Kerry

Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did

Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...

Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Supporters Are Suddenly So Concerned With Civility Trump Supporters Are Suddenly So Concerned With Civility

That’s new.

Nov 29, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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