Executive Branch

Rubble in Aleppo

Giving Voice to Millions of Americans: End US Wars of Intervention Giving Voice to Millions of Americans: End US Wars of Intervention

I felt it was critical to meet with Donald Trump now, before warmongering neocons convince him to escalate the Syrian conflict.

Nov 30, 2016 / Tulsi Gabbard

Elaine Chao

Elaine Chao, Ruined Department of Labor, Picked to Ensure Safety of Nation’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Elaine Chao, Ruined Department of Labor, Picked to Ensure Safety of Nation’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Under her leadership, the Department of Labor routinely ignored complaints about wage theft and workplace safety.

Nov 30, 2016 / Spencer Woodman

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

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

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

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

Student Debt Customers

How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt. How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt.

We need to distract Trump. Student loans are a good place to start.

Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Ravi Mangla

Donald Trump

The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll

And the media has no idea what to do with him.

Nov 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

The only way to quickly deport 3 million immigrants is to first make them into criminals—and he’ll have the tools to do so on day one.

Nov 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

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